The soft side of robots: elderly care 

My aunt bought my grandma Google Alexa, she's delighted asking her to play songs and information. Maybe it's not 100% what you are looking for but it's a step in the right direction

Hope your kids or somebody who is kind enough to take good care you to the point that you are too old to move. If you were end up in Nursing home, high chance is that you will have to pay tons of money and yet don't get good care.

I’m not so sure about the parent model. I think that infantilizes the person who needs care, which is already a problem in care for the elderly. The robo-child / robo-pet model frames the patient as an autonomous person who is in control but just needs a little help sometimes, as we all do.

These robots are also an excellent way to do wellness checks on people who live alone. If someone has a medical emergency or a fall, it would be good for the robot to contact the local EMS. Having worked in EMS I got a very good understanding of how valuable that is.

Adopt a pet from a shelter instead, that will help you way more because you have to take some responsibility. I would probably stay in bed forever but since I have my cats I have to get up multiple times a day to care for, feed, and play with them. I do struggle with caring for myself because of my depression but I would never neglect my little furbabies. If you need something as "chill" as Paro you might look into getting an elderly cat or elderly dog as they are often pretty relaxed and love attention and cuddles. Imagine rescuing a kitty from a lonely life in shelter and then having said kitty curled up sleeping next to you like a warm, comforting, purring pillow :) Lots of love and strength to you. Stay safe! xx

You don’t know that for sure, loneliness is hell, I believe that mostly needed is a robot that we can chat with..

@@donotreplydumbpeople3866 no honestly. I got parents in their 90s . It's a real struggle for them just to get a glass of milk . Not to mention making their bed .

@@jimfish1595 Jim.. I think you missed the point of the video 😅 the thing is that if you’re already in a place like this, someone would be doing your be not you, so a robot to chat is needed more than a robot to bathe

@@donotreplydumbpeople3866 my comment wasn't related to the video . I'm just concerned that the development of carer robots is a bit on the slow side. I don't want to go in a care home where I have to abide by rules and regulations. I want to live in my home and have a robot to enable me to do that

@@jimfish1595 ooookay now I get you, and yes sir you’re very right

The prices are dropping dramatically and states as well as the Office of the Aging in Florida and New York are giving them out for free to those who need them the most.

If you had any idea how willing that drivers , home care assistants , senior apartment manager's and nursing home directors are to neglect, cheat , lie to and about and steal from vulnerable seniors, you would see that the robot's might actually be more competent and trustworthy .