COMM 376 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cosplay, Ntt Docomo, Yujiro Kushida
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Reading 1 - economist - japan"s humanoid robots: better than people (2005) Why the japanese want their robots to act more like humans. Robots, you see, are wonderful creatures, as many a japanese will tell you. They are getting more adept all the time, and before too long will be able to do cheaply and easily many tasks that human workers do now. They will care for the sick, collect the rubbish, guard homes and offices, and give directions on the street. population has peaked, and may have begun shrinking in 2005. With too few young workers supporting an ageing population, somebody or something needs to fill the gap, especially since many of japan"s young people will be needed in science, business and other creative or knowledge-intensive jobs. Many workers from low-wage countries are eager to work in japan. -> e. g. philippines.
