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Re:Eric Schmidt: People want dish-washing robots more than a... by jpster on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:07PM (#15767795)
Hmm, I’d much rather have a robot to feed my dogs, control their access to the backyard and scoop their poop.
Re:Eric Schmidt: People want dish-washing robots more than a... by timthelion on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:13PM (#15767830)
Why do you have a dog? I ended up in the situation that I have two cats, but my wife's allergic. They are now restricted to one largish room and the garden. It's a bit of a a pain in the arse for me to take care of them this way, but if I were to automate this, that wouldn't help much. Every morning I awake to them crying for attention, and I have to go in and coddle them. Turn them upside down, rub their bellies. They even enjoy it when I clean their toilet, rubbing up against my legs and purring as I do it. Automating the task of taking care of them would save me exactly zero time, and only enable me to be a worse cat owner.
Re:Eric Schmidt: People want dish-washing robots more than a... by jpster on Saturday November 25, 2017 @10:23AM (#15776280)
> Why do you have a dog?

I ask myself this question every day :) I rescued them from the shelter and love them dearly, but they are a handful!