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]]> 2009-03-11T00:00:00-04:00 Robotics Professor Ronald Arkin warns against using machines to take care of children and the elderly. “Simply turning our grandparents over to teams of robots abrogates our society's responsibility to each other and encourages a loss of touch with reality for this already mentally and physically challenged population," he said. Source: Associated Press

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