A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away …

Friday, February 22, 2002

The 106-bed facility … features robot bears whose sole purpose is to watch over the elderly residents.

The fur-covered robotic assistant, simply known as Teddy, hides a microcomputer and a local network connection.
It is the latest in a series of companion robots … Previous efforts included cats and a surprisingly appealing wombat.

link via me-fi

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1 TheBrad 02.22.02 at 11:14 am

“Surprisingly Appealing Wombat” would be a great name for a band.

2 Matt 02.22.02 at 2:45 pm

The comments just did something really weird, anyway… Teddy looks a lot like the teddy bear from A.I. The bear was my favorite character from that movie and I remember thinking how cool it’d be to have one. Maybe I’ll get my wish.

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