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Robot Pets Almost as Good as Real Ones?
Posted By: Ciaran, on host 86.132.95.128
Date: Monday, January 23, 2006, at 13:28:08

I just came across this Slashdot article (linked below) and I must admit to being kinda disturbed by the responses its getting. It's like people are joking, except they're not. For example, this was one of the responses:

'If I could get a robot dog that could emulate the "sad face" look of my existing real dog, and play with the kids without going into some kind of "kill" mode, that would be great, and I would consider trading. I had my dog in a kennel for two days this weekend, and it seems to have ruined his housetraining. A robot dog doesn't pee on the floor, so in my book, that makes it a 100% improvement over old-fashioned meat-based dogs.'

Sam, this might be a good poll question to use; whether people would prefer robot pets or real ones. It seems like a no-brainer to me (in favour of real ones), but obviously there are differences in opinion. I'd be very interested to see what people thought.

To everybody reading this: Take a look at the link and the corresponding article ("Robotic pets offer health benefits, too"). I'd be interested to hear your views.

- Ciaran.


Link: Slashdot: Robot Pets Almost as Good as Real Ones?

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