3.02.2008

We geezers are easy to please


ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department. A study by Saint Louis University found that a lovable pooch named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were about equally effective at relieving the loneliness of nursing home residents and fostering attachments.

[From Wired News - AP News]

No data on whether either the dog or the robot would be better than that blonde in the movie I saw last night, so I can only guess.



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