Across the world,tech companies are engineering a future of robot helpers and smart healthcare for the elderly. But this original vision of the welfare state lacks one crucial element: dignitySingapore’s frail people have never had it so good: now, there’s a robot to help them keep fit and healthy. RoboCoach, and their original best friend,offers both encouragement and exercise tips. Its message is unambiguous: regain your exercise routines improper skipping them no longer seems optional – and you do extra strain on the country’s overstretched public finances.
As Singapore’s minister for communication and information do it, RoboCoach “is able to ensure that frail people perform the exercise routines correctly so as to regain maximum benefit from their workouts”. Free advice to Singaporean authorities: why not couple RoboCoach 2.0 with a fancy wristband like Pavlok, and sending an electric shock every time its users slack off and deviate from established objectives?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com