Rise Of The Robotic Pet

The article, “Robots on Earth” by Jerry West, explains that although robots may be evil in movies and books, they help us more than people may think. In the article, West discusses how the opinions of the media are quite different than the jobs that real robots perform. Humans have many difficult jobs that must be done for the good of the population, which is why we have robots to complete these tasks. Chores such as welding, and working in factories harm our health; so, robots do these jobs to keep us safe. Robots in space may do simple missions so that astronauts can focus on more important duties. Also, astronauts use robotic equipment; such as treadmills; to stay healthy while in space. Other robots are used for people with disabilities

Having pets can also teach you new things. In this article, How Animals Help People (http://www.bhg.com/pets/care/family-pet/how-pets-help-people/) “Companion animals are natural teachers. They help people of all ages learn about responsibility,

The negatives of robotic pets far outweigh the positives. Robotic pets not only have some pros, but are very negative. However, one might say that the article, “The Rise of the Robotic Pet” argues about how these animatronics can be able to 1.) increase happiness 2.) lower stress levels and 3.) these robo-pets help take care of the ill, the elderly, and the lonely. Needless to say, their are some parts to the robotic pets that aren’t positive at all. Despite these very true claims of the article, ultimately, robotic pets are NEGATIVE due to the straight facts of creating isolation, a lack of responsibility, and a false sense of love.

Someone’s prototype for a dog might be a husky. What makes a husky a dog is that they have 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 nose, 4 legs, 1 tail and a body full of hair. Yet these same characteristics can apply to a coyote, a wolf and even a horse. However, a coyote and wolf’s wild instincts and the physical size of a horse is why these animals don’t fit the prototype of the regular dogs that people have in their houses as pets.

In the article, "Would You Replace Your Dog With That" by Jennifer Dignan and Sarah McCarry, robopets are very similar to real pets. First, some robopets can sense their owner and their emotions to comfort them. For example, Genibo a robo dog in South Korea can sense it's owners face, respond to voice commands, and even use sounds and movement to express emotions. Second, they can do the same reactions as regular pets. For example, the article states that, "Hasbro's Joy for All robotic cat will purr if you pet it, and roll on it's back for a belly rub. In conclusion, robotic pets are very similar to real pets in many ways. But what will society choose. Robotic pets or real

Owning a pet does extradonry wonders to your health. One reason I believe this is that dogs can now detect diffrent types of cancer in human bodies.Dogs are able to figure out where the cancer is in less than three hours. Another reason why owning a pet boost your health is that they lower the chance for diseases such as heart disease and cardiovascular disease. They also lower chances of high blood pressure. Also people that suffer from a heart attack and own a dog are twice as likely to fully

When Baby was a year old we took him to Pet Smart, so he could pick out some toys for his birthday. My mom had baked him a vanilla cake, and we had ice cream.

They can also help improve your mental health (Pugh). “A research project with older adults with dementia and found that it helped some with their memory” says Dr. Stuart Pope (qtd. In Falligant). Some kids use therapy animals to help them with disabilities, such as walking (“Pet Therapy Could”). It also can help some people use less medication. For example, people who have depression can use less antidepressants with the help of a therapy animal because the animal can help them become less depressed (“Benefits of Pet”). They can help improve different motor skills. Just like walking with a dog, it helps to improve the ability to walk while having the support of a dog. Once a criminally insane hospital used therapy animals to help the patients in the hospital. THen animals helped to improve the happiness of a lot of the patients (Pugh). Most kids do not have a good attention span or the ability to communicate their emotions. However, with the help of therapy animals it can improve their attention span and the communication of their emotions. That can also help the parent’s ability to get the child what they need at any given point in time (“Pet Therapy Could”). For athletes when they get injured, it is very upsetting for them because of the time it takes to recover, but with the use of animal assisted therapy it can help to improve the recovery time of different injuries (“Benefits of

The Pom is a compact dog with a soft undercoat and harsh long outer coat. He has a plumed tail that is upright with the end laying flat along the back. His demeanor is alert and curious. With his fox like appearance, the Pom has a short muzzle with rounded skull, small ears and almond shaped bright eyes. The Breed standard allows all colors. The AKC standard size for a Pom is 3 to 7 pounds.

In contrast to the use of dogs in working roles, many dogs in the United States today are used purely for companionship. As technology and scientific research have advanced, we’ve discovered the benefits a dog can have on a person’s state of mind. The American Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists numerous health benefits to owning a pet. Owning a companion animal has the potential to decrease your blood pressure, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels. Dogs also require varying amounts of exercise depending on

Robots can without a doubt help our elderly, as there helping society everyday. With the help of robots a loved one could be bathed, clothed, fed, transported, and have their living space cleaned. Robots will also help rid of being

     Why such beneficial effects? “Ironically, the most common reason people give for not having pets-having to care for them-is one of the reasons pets improve health. Pets require that you ‘extend’ yourself when you normally wouldn’t, and for people who are ill or just want better health, pets turn them into ‘care

Anime robots should be made, especially for people with depression, anxiety or mental disorders. Anime usually has a happier look than other genres of movie or show, I believe everyone would love to have an anime robot that could do all kinds of stuff like helping with homework or babysitting including a great counselor, physiatrist, and doctor. The way it might look is very customisable, for example: does someone like Miku?, they can get an anime robot that looks just like her.The best part about an anime robot is it can help by answering calls, send text messages, printing, learning new idea, learning other cultures and remembering people by their face structure easily and understanding them more while

To begin, robots are affecting how people live. Broadbent informs psychologists in her academic article that engineers are in the process of building human-like robots that can help cure loneliness because robots are becoming an important part of the future. Robots are the future of the world. Broadbent, educating psychologists, “Engineers are trying to build robots that look and behave like humans and thus need comprehensive knowledge not only of technology but also of human cognition, emotion, and behavior.”  Robots are curing loneliness, which is making people happy.  Lonely people are becoming happy which in turn is causing other people to be happier still. Happy people become productive

With the rapid development of the technology, telephone was invented, computer was invented, and now scientists have invented robots that can be apply in some fields and affect our life. At first, scientist invented robots was in order to make life more convenient. Indeed, we do not need to sweep the floor every week because robots can help us, and also we do not need to get round to wash dishes before working every day after finishing rush dinner. Yes, we cannot deny that robots help us a lot in our life. Nevertheless, because of these benefits that every one will appreciate them that can affect us in some negative ways. So robots may play an unfavorable role in the future.