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I suppose this is the next logical step after people are bored with making pretend friends in chat rooms...]]>Jan 20th 2006 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/
So much for the technology revolution. The other day I read 10% of the Japanese young people have a problem to meet other people, and simply stay in-house to avoid contact with others. Hopefully, this trend will not spread to our shores, or we might all need a companion like this pretty soon.]]>Jan 20th 2006 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/
Can is run a calender and take dictation with dragonspeak or something like that? I guess basically it can do whatever I program it to do, eh?

Is is mobile?

If you are sick or have broken your leg or something this would be a neat... remote-control-bringing-over device. Basic labor and information management for the sickly or insanely bored.

I wouldn't call it a "friend," but that's just me.]]>Jan 20th 2006 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/20/cheer-up-the-robofriend-will-be-your-pal/http://www.crowncorporation.co.uk/television/details/index.asp?ProductID=62
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