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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[It might not be the best comparison, but Nintendogs was the first thing I thought of while reading this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[peshue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's funny. My first thought was "Wow. That bot is carrying a Realdoll...@_@".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[peter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 9:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[I, for one, welcome our elderly Japanese overlords.<br><br>May they crush the robot menace once and for all!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[g.Park]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[DESTROY! Kill all humans!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Argot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Old Glory Insurance covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[The ZeroCorpse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey! This is funny, the robot reminds me a french comic book "Le Manitoba ne répond plus". If it's the same, we are in big trouble my friends!<br><br><a href="http://g.courtial.free.fr/Jo_Zette_Jocko_manitoba_wallpaper_fond_d_ecran.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://g.courtial.free.fr/Jo_Zette_Jocko_manitoba_wallpaper_fond_d_ecran.jpg</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nextGen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol my grandmom always called the tv a picture radio too]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steele]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why does it have that dangerously sharp point ono it's head?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Baby-G]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's one horny robot.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dax]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Picture Radio! That's classic!<br><br>Personally I think there's going to have to be a huge shift in processor design and programming languages before we get interactive robots that are worth a crap. I don't care how advanced these current robots are, it's only takes so long before you work through all the possible outcomes in thier decision paths, just like a video game, and then they are boring. Until they learn to think for themselves, forget it. But then I suppose we'll have a whole new set of issues.....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Whiplash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 11:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who knew the way to make 'em go away was to simply lose interest in them?<br><br>I sure didn't.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[strider_mt2k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Im still waiting for my SexBot]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herbert Neal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 12:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[oh that would be right the elderly driving the robots to mass rage right before they die..what better way to ensure the survival for the rest mankind than a battle between man and machine. I hope my grandparents will is enough to cover all the ammuntion i'm gonna need to clean this mess up!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[slackz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 12:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don't know if anyone watches Dr. Who, but that robot looks freakishly like a Cyberman in need of a new paint job. Be very afraid!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[martin_walsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 12:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well it's this or the Soylent Green route so they shouldn't complain.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wormbolt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 12:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe they should take care of the seniors themselves instead of passing the job off to a freaking machine.  There is a thing called human contact that is quite important.  I can't wait until I lose all dignity and self respect by having a machine as my only companion.  If you thought nursing homes were bad now...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2007 4:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahhh! Get it away from me!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jroc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 2:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time for seniors to get their Robot Attack Insurance!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVnkd7ot_pw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVnkd7ot_pw</a><br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 5:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Based on the research in this article we can conclude that the next version of the robots will have an enhanced user interface: they will resemble stuffed animals.<br><br>I'm sure the japanese seniors will appreciate the upgrade as it seems only obvious that it is far more comfortable to wipe one's ass on a fuzzy robot than a cold hard plastic robot when it is carrying you from the toilet back to your bed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motorola 3G Victim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 3:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why is the guy in the background wearing sandals? :D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 20th 2007 9:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/20/japanese-seniors-shun-their-robotic-overlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hello,<br> <br><br> <br><br>My name is Jay with Panthera Interactive.  Panthera is an online marketing company that specializes in performance-based advertising.  The reason for my inquiry is I’m interested in talking with someone from your company about a potential Business Development opportunity.  At Panthera, we have a market research client who is looking to recruit seniors (45+) based in the USA for their research panel. I came across your website I thought there would be a good fit.  This could be a great opportunity for you to be able to monetize on your website traffic/membership.  Please have someone contact me at their earliest convenience so we can discuss.  <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>Thanks for your time and I look forward to the possibility of working with you.  If you are interested in signing up right away, below is a link for your convenience.<br><br> <br><br> <br><br><a href="http://partners.pantheranetwork.com/signup/CD652" rel="nofollow">http://partners.pantheranetwork.com/signup/CD652</a><br><br> <br><br>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <br><br>Jay Thompson <br>Manager of Publisher Recruitment <br>Panthera Interactive, LLC <br>Tel: 702.202.4740<br>Fax:  760.295.9765<br>Email: jay@pantherainteractive.com<br>Web: <a href="http://www.pantheranetwork.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.pantheranetwork.com</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Thompson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 19th 2007 11:36AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>