So what do you do when you're stuck in a nursing home, your kids don't visit anymore, and you can't have any pets in the facility? Buy a robotic baby seal. DUH.
These go for a few thousand dollars and have extra sensory detection for light, sound, and touch. They tested the baby seal, Paro, in a Japanese nursing home for 10 months and saw improvement in patient stress levels. You can watch a video here The inventor first tested cats and dogs but people's expectations were too high. Paro was perfect because people don't really know what to expect from a baby seal.
If your panties are in a bunch about this too, you can read more on npr here.
2 comments:
That thing is creepy. Kill it.
Healing Robotic Baby Seal loves everyone and everything. Embrace my silicoid fur, feel my robotic warmth and feel the heal.
Healing Robotic Baby Seal still loves you, too, Manny.
Post a Comment