Hello Jeff,

>BA>Not sure if it's Sony, but I recently read about an
>BA>outfit in Japan that is
>BA>developing a 'nurse' robot to work in nursing homes.
>BA>Sort of an electronic
>BA>companion to the people there.

JS>Gosh, Sarah and John Connor, where are you? We need you now! :)

Preparing for Judgement Day.  The date is noted in the movie.

JS>Seriously, without truly understanding human emotions and needs,
JS>how could a robot, no matter how sophisticated, ever take the place
JS>of a real human being particularly someone like a nurse?

Have you ever had sex with an inflateable doll?  Well, sex with
a robot is better.  Or so I have been told.  Not that I have tried
with either an inflateable doll or a robot.

JS>I am also reminded of Robert Picardo's character, the holographic
JS>doctor in Star Trek Voyager. He's very comical, just as he tended to
JS>be in Stargate Atlantis.

Having sex with a hologram might be even more fun than having
sex with a robot.

JS>But anyway, my point is that there is no replacement for a human
JS>touch to things.

How do you know until you have actually experienced the alternatives?
Sex with an inflateable doll is obviously preferable for some folks.
Sex with robots cannot be far behind.  And sex with holograms is not
unthinkable.

--Lee


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