Robots vs. Social Responsibility in Elder Care

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Todd Smith

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One solution for elder care, especially #Brain Journey Network patients that will vastly outnumber the people who can care for them could be robots.  It's a somewhat sad black mirror of where we're heading, but is this #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿 is inevitable or an abdication of our social responsibility to one another?  

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How cuddly robots could change dementia care

Researchers are using AI and technological advancements to create companion robots

Sam Mendoza
Feeling lonely? Thinking about getting a pet but don’t want to be responsible for a real-life animal? Well boy, has Casio (yes, the watchmaker) got a solution for you: “Moflin,” a furry, squeaking, AI pet reminiscent of a “Star Trek” Tribble that costs $429. OK, it’s a lot more money than a goldfish, but you can’t bring a goldfish to your picnic or snuggle with it as you fall asleep, two actual scenarios shown in its super bizarre ad. sherwood.news/business/ca.. #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿 #Bizarre Products 🛒🤷‍♂️🛍️ #Gadgets
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If Casio—yes, humble ol’ Casio—succeeds, we may remember Moflins as one of the AI era’s first standout consumer #Gadgets . Moflins, which are AI-equipped, Tribble-esque robopets, have already been a smash hit in the company’s native Japan, and they’re newly available in America, sparking anew thorny debates about how much intimacy we should share with the emerging technology and how that should differ for kids. theinformation.com/articl.. #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿
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Bobby
#Artificial Intelligence dolls are filling in the gaps (ft.com/content/88911383-2..) in South Korea’s strained social care system by offering companionship to the elderly. #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿
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AI dolls offer companionship to the elderly
South Korea’s strained social care system turns to ChatGPT-enabled devices as population ages

Bobby
As someone deep in ‘sandwich generation’ complexity it’s exciting to see other countries embracing technology as a productive tool to assist their elderly population. This absolutely going to be an important area of development — not dystopian and deserving of public research/funding in addition to private markets. Everything from wellness checks, to cognitive exercises, to plain ole companionship. #Healthspan Advocates #Digital Wellness 📱🧘 “The bot has become a genuine helper, flagging hundreds of emergencies. In one instance, social workers said, it reached a woman with mild dementia who had wandered off and lost her bearings; she answered the bot’s scheduled call, allowing officials to locate her. To prevent scammers from mimicking the service with a human voice, the bot intentionally sounds slightly mechanical. For Park Jong-yeol, an 81-year-old Vietnam War veteran, none of that matters. The bot, he said, is “better than a human.”” #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿 nytimes.com/2026/04/28/wo..
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In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia.

Sam Mendoza
I get the practical benefits for anxiety, but is anyone else a little hesitant about replacing live animal visits with mechanical plushies? Does a robotic purr really offer the same connection, or are we just sugarcoating high-tech toys? #Gadgets #Robotics Revolution 🦾🤖🦿 #Brain Journey Network medium.com/infinite-impul..
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Robot Animals in Alzheimer’s Care
Decreased anxiety. Improved moods. Anchors to calm, and a means to connect with others.

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