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Professor examines influence of robots in Japan
The Daily Texan - University of Texas at Austin, Oct, 22, 2007
...The Center for Asian Studies hosted a seminar by Jennifer Robertson, an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan, on "Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Humanoid Robots and the Posthuman Family...
....These robots transmit images to cell phones, thus allowing mothers to keep an eye on their children while away from the home. Robertson suggested that this system would not be viable here, as most American children would probably throw the small machines out the window. But Japanese children are obedient to their robotic caretakers, and the machines have replaced the role of the mother or grandmother in the home...
...In Japan, the more human-like sex robots are hoped to help curb sex trafficking and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Robertson showed a photo of Kaori, one sex doll that resembled a thin, pale girl wearing a short plaid skirt and an unbuttoned white shirt........more...
