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Robots are the future!

http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/japans-robear-strength-of-a-robot-face-of-a-bear

TOKYO —
Forget the frightening androids of dystopian sci-fi, the future of robots is cute polar bears that can lift elderly people into and out of bed.

The Robear has a cub-like face with big doey eyes, but packs enough power to transfer frail patients from a wheelchair to a bed or a bath, Japan’s Riken institute said Tuesday.

“The polar cub-like look is aimed at radiating an atmosphere of strength, geniality and cleanliness at the same time,” research leader Toshiharu Mukai told AFP.

“We voted for this design among options presented by our designer. We hope to commercialise the robot in the not-too distant future,” he added.

A historically low birth rate and ever-increasing life expectancy means Japan’s population of elderly people is growing, while the pool of youngsters to look after them is shrinking.

A reluctance to accept large-scale immigration means an increasing reliance on robots, especially to perform physically difficult work.

This frequently combines with the country’s love of all things cute, to produce machines with disarming faces and child-like voices.

“As Japan is aging with fewer children, the problem of a shortage in caregivers for the elderly is getting serious,” Riken said in a statement.

“Expectations are high that robotics will help resolve this problem,” it said.

 

[Ravijn]

Looks like pedobear.

 

[xxracerxx]

The pedobear project is moving along I see.

 

[soul creator]

title made me think of

 

[JadedWriter]

How long until Japan is a bunch of 150 year Olds in robot bodies?

 

[DaveH]

Came expecting Thundercats Ro-Bear Berbils... left disappointed.

 

[Volimar]

Came expecting Thundercats Ro-Bear Berbils... left disappointed.

How far along are they on candy tree technology?

 

[Arkos]

Robot bears. Great idea people.

 

[Clydefrog]

Bears are like "WTF, we're strong too!"

 

[John Kowalski]

:3

 

[dapperbandit]

No, Bear want to live. BRARRRRRRRRR!

 

[Rest]

Looks like pedobear.

Glad I'm not the only one who thought this.

 

[Reversed]

It's a friggin bear kaomoji
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

 

[TAJ]

If I made a Terminator I'd give it a face like that.

 

[Paper Sparrow]

A historically low birth rate and ever-increasing life expectancy means Japan’s population of elderly people is growing, while the pool of youngsters to look after them is shrinking.

A reluctance to accept large-scale immigration means an increasing reliance on robots, especially to perform physically difficult work.

This frequently combines with the country’s love of all things cute, to produce machines with disarming faces and child-like voices.

Japan is replacing their children with bear robots.

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[Master Yoshi]

Looks like pedobear.

It's uncanny...

 

[Alligatorjandro]

strong like bear

 

[Chariot]

Looks like pedobear.

It's his northern cousin gerontobear.

 

[bobawesome]

ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็ʕ•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้

 

[civilstrife]

ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็ʕ•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้

Your bear transcends time and space.

 

[EloquentM]

I honestly expected the body of skinless terminator with a grizzly bear head. So glad I wasn't that.

 

[Beaniedude]

Robots.

Robots will solve all the problems.

 

[akira28]

looks like it will bash your head into everything available.

 

[super-famicom]

I honestly expected the body of skinless terminator with a grizzly bear head. So glad I wasn't that.

That would be nightmare fuel.

 

[BadAss2961]

 

[super-famicom]

/dead

 

[EloquentM]

That would be nightmare fuel.

Sky net would have won. No one wants to fight ultra robot bears.

 

[Tansut]

Hahaha! Source, please?

 

[Conor_Fool]

Hahaha! Source, please?

Looks like Enter the Dragon

 

[akira28]

is that bolo yeung?

 

[Space Runaway]

Looks like Enter the Dragon

Yup

is that bolo yeung?

Yup

 

[Parakeetman]

I await our Beargguy future.

 

[JadedWriter]

I hope there's going to be a monokuma mod for their prisons.

 

[dapperbandit]

Over 9000 hours in MS Paint

"Ah yes! I was wondering what would break first; your spirit...or your body!"

*KERPLUNK*

 

[Ravijn]

Over 9000 hours in MS Paint

"Ah yes! I was wondering what would break first; your spirit...or your body!"

*KERPLUNK*

You win.

/clap

 

[Elginer]

Looks like pedobear.

My first thought, holy crap that's creepy.

 

[John Kowalski]

ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็ʕ•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้

t̫͚̫̃̑ͭ̉́͋̌͛͋͢h̴̢͉̤̼̳̖͛̐ė̵̼̫ͩ̌ͦ͒ͮ̋̒̚y̜͗̾̊͗ͬ͑ͦ̕ͅ ̸̡͈̭͇̃̑ͧ͠c̡̣͖͓̣͖̍̈́̃o̼̙̪̠̜͕̱̞ͭ̉͊̈́̃̿̐̓͗͘͞͡ō̸̫̰̗͓̹̱̯͂̑̇̀́o̴̵͍̮̅͆̒ͧ̓͞ơ͓̼͈̜͍ͥͤͩͦm̢̒̃͆͏̪̱͟ͅm̊̄̔ͭ̃͐͏͏̯̬̻m̷̠̲̟͓̭̤̖̬͛̃̈́ͮ̈́m̪̙͎͗͢e̛̯̯̠ͮ ̘̩̝̙͖̰̟͈̙͂ͬ͒ͧ̓̄ͦ̚͝fͦ͌ͦ̒̄͂̓̃҉̣̳̙̲̻̞̲͔͠f̶̨̫̰̗ͣ̋̎͋̃͜f̰̻̂̀f̱̺̗̾̿̑͒̃̈ȍ̢̜͍̜̝̬̝ͬr̷̞̲̙̘̤͕̺͑̀ͅ ̵̑̎͑͌̓̈́̇̌͏̘̝̭̞̪̭̩̘o͑̒҉̵͇̮̳ͅŭ̬̩̹͇͚̳̯̌ͅr̠̲̱̬̱̎̍ͧ̓̈͆̿̀̀̕ ͖̟̻̖̭̰ͣ̓͑͜͟͟z̝̙̭͔̝̈̚̕z̵̴̳̯̱͈̞͉̞̈ͮ̓ͭ̏͢ͅz̵̨̯̥͔̹͂ͤ̈ẑ̪͇̤͉͔͎̙̼̩ͯͨͪ̌̿ͨ̂́oͮ̐̿̽ͩ͏̱͎̞ư̵̰͈̻̼̫̗̒͡ḷ̹͓̰̱̈́ͯ̚͠͠s̹̙̼̗̩ͧ͊͋̈̀s̮̠̘̺̤̗ͤ̑͑̓͊́ͅs̵͚̦̦̘̩̤͊lͤͫͦ̌ͩ̾͘͜͏͇͎̹s̡͍͖͕͉͈͕̝̋͊̔ͅa̰̮̹̽͌̓̉͘m̡̛̘̤͔̩̭͊ͥ͐d̵͚̦̪͖̑̌̾ͭ̈́a̷̵͎̲ͮ̓̅̈͌̄̔͘o̙̞̜̞ͤ̔̈̅̊͗̕͞͞l̡̻͚͚̪̻̪͓̫̏͋̂͛̚s̴̭͍͉̹̱̾ͧ̎̑́j͕̞̺͍̠̫̝̜ͬ̓̅̿ͮ̕b̵̸̙̋͞q̧͚̖̯̠ͨͫ̽̏ę̶̞̜̪̥̬̌ͥ͊̈͆́̃w̤̰̩̹͓͉̰̳ͮ̐͗̋̈́͒͠ͅ

 

[FelixOrion]