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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw ones that looked like this up in Boston and though the googley eyes are an improvement it still ran my blood cold and scared the crap out of all my kids.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/14/giant-food-stores-will-place-robotic-assistants-inside-locations-company-says/

It inexplicably brought tears to my eyes. Like- it creeped me out/I felt sorry for it/I was scared of it/I[b] felt sorrow for this life that it has[/b]/I felt awful that I hated it. But the LURKING. I CAN'T.[/quote]

Humans getting attached to this robot??[/quote]

Oh, to be clear- I definitely felt pity for it because I hated it- though clearly he was doing some kind of helpful robot job- as the store saw it-  but I did not feel attached. Agree the anthropomorphic thing is a manipulation that is a bridge too far for me to find that cute or want it in my home.

Kind of like when you see an erratic homeless or addicted person in a bad situation but you don't feel safe enough to engage... I was chaperoning a high school Boston/NYC trip and was supposed to be the calm/mature adult but I was not willing to get in the same aisle as it (I literally went without snacks from aisles it was in until some of the high schoolers made a game out of running to fetch items and race back to me). But I'd be [b]fine running from it/ hitting it with my purse if it came near me and didn't respond to verbal commands.[/b][/quote]

Whoa! Calm down[/quote]

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