If society continues devaluing social care, we may depend on automated smiles to break the isolation of the chronically lonely.
A collection of tin robots, 1980
Pillo the home health robot has staring blue eyes, a pixelated smile, and an intimate knowledge of your medical needs. Complete with artificial intelligence and a camera to track your face, Pillo perches on kitchen counters and table-tops, watching everyone in the house and dispensing their medication. “Enjoy your yoga class, Lisa!” Pillo says, plopping out a vitamin pill to a pale-haired woman. “Wait!” he says to an elderly man, “don’t forget your blood pressure medication!”
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