June 13, 2008
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misanthropolis:

“At the moment in this country, it’s actually illegal to have a childminding robot in the professional sphere - but that could change!

Not actually a Chris Morris sketch but a real story from the Today Programme, the UK’s flagship news show.

I woke up to this and for a terrifying moment thought I’d overslept thirty years, to awake in a world where robot care workers were a feasible possibility.

It gets stranger - and funnier - as it goes along.

The heavy breathing during the first half is also quite upsetting.


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