Robots seen as companions for elderly

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My dinner companions [Flickr]

My dinner companions [Flickr] 12/29/2004 06:04 PM

Jeff's Robots- toy robots & tons of
robotics links!

Jeff's Robots- toy robots & tons of
robotics links! 01/26/2004 10:19 AM
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Be wary of kids computer companions,
police warn

Be wary of kids computer companions,
police warn 12/19/2003 08:44 PM
Whitehorse Star Daily Dec 19 2003 8:36PM ET

Microsoft Think That Media Center PCs
Are Ideal Student Companions

Microsoft Think That Media Center PCs
Are Ideal Student Companions 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
Media Center PC World Apr 14 2005 12:01PM GMT

New Realism in Virtual Pets Paves the
Way for High-Tech Companions of the
Future

New Realism in Virtual Pets Paves the
Way for High-Tech Companions of the
Future 08/05/2004 03:15 AM
Clear Crown Studios today unveiled the most realistic computerized pets to date, marking a key milestone on the road to personal robots like NS-5 of “I, Robot.” [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Research And Markets: Will Personal
Robots Become The Norm? Take A Look At
The Market For Personal Robots In Japan

Research And Markets: Will Personal
Robots Become The Norm? Take A Look At
The Market For Personal Robots In Japan 12/17/2004 06:40 PM
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Next-Generation Personal Robot Market 2004 to their offering. [PRWEB Oct 18, 2004]

Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select
History's Most Interesting Dinner
Companions - Right Wing News
(Conservative News and Views)

Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select
History's Most Interesting Dinner
Companions - Right Wing News
(Conservative News and Views) 11/10/2003 11:35 PM
The results of John Hawkins' latest survey are in .. History's Most Interesting Dinner Companions .. best dinner guests .. Right Wing News

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Pearl, a Robot for the Elderly

Pearl, a Robot for the Elderly 04/10/2004 07:17 PM

Study: Diuretics a Net Plus for Elderly
(AP)

Study: Diuretics a Net Plus for Elderly
(AP) 01/03/2005 07:55 PM
AP - Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears that the medication's risks outweigh its benefits.

Elderly urged to catch net bug

Elderly urged to catch net bug 05/21/2004 03:45 AM
Events are taking place across the UK to encourage the over fifties to go online.

Elderly sisters' burglary shock

Elderly sisters' burglary shock 04/10/2004 01:55 PM
Two elderly sisters are treated for shock after being confronted by burglars at their home in County Down.

Bill for elderly care could soar

Bill for elderly care could soar 09/07/2004 09:57 PM
The cost of providing long-term care for the elderly could soar by the middle of this century, experts warn.

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly 08/22/2004 07:22 PM

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP)

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP) 08/18/2004 08:25 PM
AP - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation.

Buggy Racing for the Elderly (Reuters)

Buggy Racing for the Elderly (Reuters) 07/28/2004 08:04 AM
Reuters - A team led by an 82-year-old pensioner won the first Dutch championship for battery-powered electric scooter racing.

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery 01/24/2004 01:14 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 24 2004 5:37AM GMT

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination
(AP)

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination
(AP) 07/23/2004 08:09 PM
AP - Online search engine leader Google Inc. casts itself as an enlightened employer that pampers its employees with free meals to supplement plentiful helpings of stock options that could soon be worth millions of dollars.

Google Accused of Discriminating Against
the Elderly

Google Accused of Discriminating Against
the Elderly 07/24/2004 04:13 PM
Red Nova Jul 24 2004 7:41PM GMT

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery (AP)

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery (AP) 01/24/2004 12:10 AM
AP - A 92-year-old man who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank was sentenced Friday to 12 1/2 years in prison.

Making computers more elderly friendly

Making computers more elderly friendly 05/15/2004 02:45 AM
IHT May 15 2004 6:42AM GMT

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination 07/23/2004 05:57 PM
Forbes Jul 23 2004 10:44PM GMT

Elderly couple injured in robbery

Elderly couple injured in robbery 09/11/2004 03:44 AM
A couple in their 80s are assaulted by a man during an armed robbery at their north Belfast home.

Elderly couple die in house fire

Elderly couple die in house fire 05/30/2004 11:52 AM
The Shetland community of Yell is in mourning after two elderly people are killed in a house fire.

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers 04/20/2004 11:13 AM
The Times has a short ditty warning of the dangers of modern electronics and pacemakers, ending up with an unintentional 'chuckle at the unfortunate elderly' piece, including the story of a man whose use of an 'alternative medicine' device called the Zapper (dude!) would stop his pacemaker until he fainted...

Elderly patient scheme a success

Elderly patient scheme a success 05/02/2004 06:16 PM
The NHS has teamed up with an American company to try to cut elderly admissions to hospital.

Intel finds RFID use for elderly

Intel finds RFID use for elderly 05/05/2004 06:45 AM
SiliconValley.com May 5 2004 11:00AM GMT

'Half a million' elderly abused

'Half a million' elderly abused 04/19/2004 07:08 PM
Up to half a million elderly people may be being abused, a House of Commons report says.

Elderly Fla. Man Robbed Bank to Pay
Bills (AP)

Elderly Fla. Man Robbed Bank to Pay
Bills (AP) 02/11/2004 07:28 AM
AP - An elderly man told police he robbed a bank to pay his wife's medical bills.

Tech firms want to help elderly and cash
in

Tech firms want to help elderly and cash
in 02/11/2004 06:13 AM
USA Today Feb 11 2004 10:02AM GMT

Elderly Wis. Man Accused of Roller Rage
(AP)

Elderly Wis. Man Accused of Roller Rage
(AP) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
AP - A 77-year-old man is accused of running a group of roller skiers off a rural road. Eugene A. Hruby told a detective he was tired of seeing roller skiers on the road, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

Fla. Family Settles Elderly Neglect Case

Fla. Family Settles Elderly Neglect Case 12/24/2003 07:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 6:35AM ET

Gambling Linked to Good Health in
Elderly (AP)

Gambling Linked to Good Health in
Elderly (AP) 09/14/2004 05:06 PM
AP - According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers.

MySQL Kicks Puppies And Steals From The
Elderly

MySQL Kicks Puppies And Steals From The
Elderly 09/06/2004 04:37 PM

Chu Yeow rounds up a couple of sites that have a bone to pick with MySQL. They outline a couple of them that I didn't know about that sound like real scalability problems, like:

• Making changes to a table definition causes a temporary copy of the table to be created. If you have a very large table, that could be a problem.
• Hanging up on a long running query doesn't stop it. If one of your queries goes broken arrow, you have to use mysqladmin to shut it down.

Chu has this to say:

I work extensively with MySQL and there are times when I wish for stuff like referential integrity (available with InnoDB tables, but most hosts don?t provide it) so I don?t have to code constraint checks in the application. [...] And after reading [these MySQL gotchas], I?ll never trust what MySQL does to my data again (silently change my data would you, mysqld?

This is definitely stuff that you need to keep in mind when you're writing apps that use MySQL. While it's not always feasible, it's always smart to code your apps to be able to use multiple storage mechanisms. I don't completely follow with Chu's take, though, that MySQL can't be trusted. You just have to know what it is you're dealing with when you start using it. Some of the MySQL folks will tell you that MySQL is great for everything. Nothing is great for everything.

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Elderly Mexicans to Assist Smog Study

Elderly Mexicans to Assist Smog Study 07/14/2004 01:19 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Tue Jul 13, 08:23 pm GMT

Smart Home Of The Future Designed For
Elderly

Smart Home Of The Future Designed For
Elderly 05/19/2004 04:23 AM
The BBC has an article about yet another "smart home of the future" with the focus here being on building technology to help care for the elderly. Some of it seems pretty cool (whether for the elderly or not), but much of it seems to be based on the idea that the elderly people using the smart home of the future will have little to no computer experience. While that may be true for some older users today, you have to wonder how long that will be true. Especially in developed countries (where these things are more likely), more and more people joining the ranks of the elderly will have some basic computing experience.

Elderly Pa. Woman May Face Murder Charge
(AP)

Elderly Pa. Woman May Face Murder Charge
(AP) 03/24/2005 07:51 PM
AP - Prosecutors are considering whether to make Kathy MacClellan one of the oldest U.S. defendants in modern times to stand trial on a capital murder charge.

Rat Population Dilemma for Elderly, City
(Reuters)

Rat Population Dilemma for Elderly, City
(Reuters) 07/01/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - The number of rats in Tokyo is surging, but it's their choice of abode that is most worrying to city officials: the long-tailed rodents appear to prefer homes occupied by the elderly.

Respect Sick and Elderly, Pope Says in
Lourdes

Respect Sick and Elderly, Pope Says in
Lourdes 08/14/2004 06:43 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 10:38PM GMT

Bush Appeals to Military and Elderly in
Florida

Bush Appeals to Military and Elderly in
Florida 08/10/2004 06:02 PM
President Bush campaigned today in the Florida Panhandle, where he appealed to the region's many military people and the state's older residents.
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