Posthuman Blues

Japanese robot to chat lonely elderly out of senility

"Snuggling Ifbot, who is dressed in an astronaut suit with a glowing face, has the conversation ability of a five-year-old, the language level needed to stimulate the brains of senior citizens, its software designer said."

Is it just me, or does the target market fail to match Snuggling Ifbot's Space Age get-up? I can envision senile oldsters panicking at the sight of Snuggling Ifbot and calling the police. Look for a dramatic upswing in alien encounter reports.