Are robot companions good for the elderly? - BBC News 

90? Wow she is in great shape for 90. Most people in their 60s 70s and 80s are a lot les mobile or coherent. What is her secret?

Let's take a moment to acknowledge we are all headed towards old age as true as life's story for the lucky, hope our plans to make it stable works out and hope our treatment towards all ages of life is respected, old age generally is filled with neglect

BBC who harass elderly for paying TV license 😂😂😂

That woman looks unbelievably good as for her 90s

This lady looks, moves and sounds fantastic at 90. The robots are coming and nothing will stop it.

I don't want to interact with a robo-lamp. Lol

No, people need human interaction, touch, speech etc.

Anything that helps alleviate loneliness is worth trying. Ellen Langer a professor emeritus from Harvard found that caring for plants was enough interaction for nursing home patients to enable them to live five years longer than those that did not.

the sad thing is that this robot cares more about its owner than the average person. or in fact in many cases moreso than family or friends..... and i mean care. because a robot doesnt care, it is a machine. yet even though it doesnt care the zero concern it has for its owner is more than the owners family cares for them.

We need robot companions for the young too.

How about we have more children, bring them up well and teach them to treat their elders with respect and look after them.

I'm 49 and disabled. I find the disembodied voice of my lifeline/Telecare system to be incredibly disturbing. You can suddenly get a voice out of nowhere and its the unit. These robots need Way more accessiblity and a much better approach than shown here. I find technology quite isolating and confusing and I'm supposed to be young enough to be fine with it. It's curious too that this is designed to help people stay in contact with family and friends, yet at 49 I have no living family. Sorting isolation and support is for All ages as is understanding of technology which is very often creepy. Nice idea, long way off before really suitable 😕

I am a good companion as long as we are having a conversation...

She's doing well for a 90 year old. Nice apartment too.

I have cats and rabbit as beloved companions but have lived alone all my life and have no family. I consider myself a very well rounded, comfortable introvert, just probably far more independent and solitary than most in society. Social interaction with the few human kindred spirits in my life is pleasant, but regular "human-ing " drains me in a way I can't describe to someone who has never experienced it. For hard wired introverts like me, the advancements in robotics and AI is exciting and represents the potential for new types of interactions and relationships. So these technologies are perhaps too different for some, but where you may see threats, I see opportunities and benefits. When I was a little girl I dreamed of having a robot companion. Now the world is starting to catch up to that dream.

I had to "rewind" this video when I saw Beryl. Did the narrator really say she's 90? Beryl, you must have a great combination of good genes; a happy, curious intellect; and the desire to stay physically active and involved with life. All those qualities, combined with the awesome experience of having lived ninety years, make you an amazing person!

A robotic cat or dog would be easier for older people to identify with rather than a blank light, or that horrific eyes and mouth thing..

Bonkers!

If you got the money. They are great.

Definitely not! Dog or cat, a big improvement on a pre programmed piece of plastic and tin!

AI is not yet good enough to deal with older people for 2 reasons: robots can get it wrong. Older people suffering from dementia may think they are real people and they are not.

Looks like a nightmare. It's called artificial, for a reason.

I try to master at English and this and smilar help in my aim

Yes.

The blinking light is horrible , should be able to dim the light and not blink

The alternative is elderly community villages with real humans, not ever listening, recording robots.

This is just sad. Nothing more to say really.

Looking at it..robot's would be far more reliable than friends. In some cases family.

Ray Bradbury had an episode of this back in the late 80s on his TV series Scary🤔

This is freaky, just like" I Robot" get a DOG " blank" that prying A.I.!

I go to VRChat for most of my interactions but a robot would be cool too

This a dystopian nightmare.

I’d have to question it’s security. Everything gets hacked, what does this device do to protect its users from scammers & hackers? The elderly are the first victims. We could also question privacy, these AI’s are always listening, who’s collecting that data?

The led lights give me a migraine there's no way

The Japanese introduced this a few years back with positive results

oh I've already seen this episode of death, love and robots

Dog and cat, I feel very sorry for you, considered "people or human" are displaced by the "robotic machine" to give affection and care to the elderly. Greetings from Medellin. Colombia 🇨🇴

Only if they’re a Stepford wife.

2:18 As an elderly person, I think I find this concept demeaning to older people. If the family is so concerned about 'granny or gramps' not having enough stimulation, get off your respective arses and *visit* your 'so-called' loved ones: IN PERSON. This object is like having a nanny cam spying on your every move; occasionally it performs a miracle, but for the most part it just #spies on you. *#BBC** **#Elderly** **#Isolated*

We need to make robots to do boring repetitive work and then pay the humans to help the elderly in person and through drones. We could already be using drones that could be left in people's homes through which people could call and get fast help. Sometimes people only need help with minor tasks. The drones could save on travel costs for home health aids and help people stay home longer if they choose.

Hello

2023(G) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

*jams a google home into a creepy robot body* elderly care robot, please invest BBC: ah yes, news

This is not the standard 90-year old. The ones I know are in worse shape, have mobility or/and cognitive issues, can't use comms tech, are half-deaf... Even if they could communicate with a robot, can't afford it.

Good Lord, she's 90! She looks and acts so much younger.

This is the future. No more loneliness.

A lot of people are against this but I love it, it would be great for younger people too. I have adhd and really struggle to socialize ect. I have pets but I feel an AI which could get to know you and the way AI is going you could create an AI best friend who actually knows you and your intrests :)

90? 😳

I prefer a stray dog or a stray cat. They're better than humans.

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto 🤖 🤫

Way to make people feel even more isolated and lonely. What is a person worth?

That’s just strange

the ai is risky, but then there are so many humans who will take advantage of the elderly - the AI is no greater risk than humans.

Get a damn cat or little dog ,,,,,, even a bird , just something that's alive around you and needs you to care for it , it'll return your love 10 fold .

Petrol and a match would sort that hideous thing out.

No!

90? Wow

These things are NOT social interaction. If I see one I'll smash the insult to my species into pieces. GET REAL.

no more than animal friends, their both just treating the symptoms of modern life rather than dealing with the underlying cause

Olders should be locked away forever and forced to stare at robots INFINITUM

They're gonna join forces and throw a revolt

Make documentary on " The Kohinoor and the colonial loot"😎😎😎

Ted Kaczynski have right.

Give me a break! Are they free? Fun for two seconds but really unless it shoots off fireworks or will carry me to the store it's just another appliance..😳

is there a robot that can change elderly diapers?

Black Mirror episode.

NO

Anything is better than a human

90 years as in 9 and 0

This is great news!!

Of course human contact is much better

Yep give it to journalists ALL NARRATIVE NEW, government, anyone associated with Government and the WEF. LET WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAMME THEM AND CONTROL THEM.

the care of not really helping out no one is so wonderful isn't it

Don't let your elderly people use robots made in China, which might have back doors. And the robots might start to teach them how great China is 😓

I got one that talks a lot, it's called the wife

Dog 🐶 or cat much better for human connection ❤

Not watching the BBC is best for old and young and anyone in-between. Defund the begum broadcasting corporation

But doofus, the problem is that older adults, have little contact with other humans. Don't you get it? Some humans may be abusive and mean to the elderly person. I will take the ai and and an intelligent human if I can find one.🤪 This annoyed me to no end.

As long as the robots don't go rogue then they're good.

the answer is no

this is so sad...

No to this kind of things. It's better to have a cat or dog...

Please keep this monster away from Beryl

are your gold fishes, parakeets, dogs or cats any good at sending messages in wifi to bbc about their deaths so government can save money?

Kevin samuels said you died alone😮

This is the new honey & milk. Different day same game 😊 only the ceo will reap the benefits. Notice they said illusion illusion....isnt illusion blind

i think can learn English

It never takes place of a man

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Encourage people to mingle.This is very unhealthy and actually evil

Anti life

a free tv licence for the over 75s in the uk is better but the bbc are still bullying them defundthebbc

You will live to seen man made horrors beyond your imagination - some guy.