Throughout human history, we've been dependent on machines..

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:52 pm

...to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtm ... EnoughNews

I thought this was kind of neat and just wanted to share. ^_^

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:53 pm

I love the Japanese ^_^

I'm still waiting for the ED-209 tho!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:59 pm

Robocop!!!

Mothercrusher...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:00 pm

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:12 pm

Ooo a roving camera!

I'd just tip it over.
Howsabout giving it a taser?

Honestly, these Japanese homehelp things are always utter useless rubbish.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:41 pm

Autobloke wrote:I'd just tip it over.

Nah, too easy!

I'd put a piece of drawn-on paper over the existing path, so it just starts spinning on an endless loop, like a stylus reaching the end of a vinyl.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:48 pm

Such robots are vital from a business standpoint when considering Japan's aging population, Sohgo Security said.

"In the near future, it is certain that securing young and capable manpower will become even more difficult ... and the security industry will feel the full brunt of the impact," the company said in a statement.

Around one in five Japanese are now 65 or over and the proportion is expected to rise to one in three in 2040, according to government data.

That's shocking. I knew some countries, Japan included, had problems with aging populations, but 1:3? Jeez. What is that due to? Declining birthrates? People settling down later? Or are they just having a hard time with people taking off for other countries?