tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post6924588785606601127..comments2024-03-19T09:45:12.928-04:00Comments on Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog: Nursing Home Technology: Aibo, the Robotic Dog, Eases Loneliness (Video 1:53 mins.)Frances Shani Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963810627889715839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post-64962670923201559692012-08-13T19:49:23.973-04:002012-08-13T19:49:23.973-04:00You are right about the expense, which is why a lo...You are right about the expense, which is why a lot of them don't exist yet. Your father's cat looks VERY real. It definitely would have fooled me. It's so nice your father has an animal like this to nurture with all the conveniences of not being real.Frances Shani Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963810627889715839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post-34695367883118367292012-08-13T17:26:14.512-04:002012-08-13T17:26:14.512-04:00I loved the youtube. There are pros and cons, for...I loved the youtube. There are pros and cons, for sure. A robotic dog can’t bite a resident and does not have to be fed or walked. However, I am sure maintaining the robotic dog can be expensive. <br /><br />My Dad is in the moderate to severe stages of Alzheimer's. The youtube below, is a robotic cat, he holds. The cat was not only mistaken by cat owners, but real cats too, at a cat show. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWZ3y1shJECynthia Gilleyhttp://www.thealzheimerscaregiver.comnoreply@blogger.com