http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/ Engadget Comments for Kompott 'robotic agent' helps the elderly stay connected, enjoys a nap http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/I hope it likes being punched in the side of the head, also!]]>Jul 11th 2010 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/gives new meaning to phone ***]]>Jul 11th 2010 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/
What on earth are you talking about?

This is an awesome interface! It's simple, straightforward, physical (rather than amorphous or abstract clicks, double clicks, and right clicks) and consistent.

The lady had no trouble figuring out what to do. She even hesitated for a second before realizing herself that she could just do what she had been doing before. She knew that if she wanted to go to the next thing, she could just tap the right side, etc.

Awesome! ]]>Jul 11th 2010 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Looks like the spooky masks that the dead crew wore in the 'Black Hole'...]]>Jul 11th 2010 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 12th 2010 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Can the robot record video? If so, I wanna see is the robot saying, "Hey Grandma, I found a video you might like. It's called "2 girls, 1 cup" *blink* recording...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SsUTLAhbWE]]>Jul 12th 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Especially for certain "enlargement" messages...]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/They will pat you on the head even more once you move out their basement...Trust me, I know from experience.]]>Jul 11th 2010 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/
"This is an awesome interface! It's simple, straightforward, physical (rather than amorphous or abstract clicks, double clicks, and right clicks) and consistent."

Look at it from an elderly persons point of view. This makes alot of sense.]]>Jul 12th 2010 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/I understand the usability of just touching the top and sides of the interface... the head shape just doesn't seem necessary. But then again I'm not elderly yet. Maybe they can only see spheres and not rectangles :P]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/do us all a favor and shut up!
apple does not need to brought in every dam post jeez]]>Jul 11th 2010 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 11th 2010 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 12th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Wait till you get your bill... then we'll see who's getting owned by apps.]]>Jul 12th 2010 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 12th 2010 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/head on< past the break to check it out in action."

I see what you did there.]]>Jul 12th 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/kompott-robotic-agent-helps-the-eldery-stay-connected-enjoys/Jul 12th 2010 7:09AM