Word: diaperer
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...elderly. Standing 5-ft. 2-in. tall, the robot can hoist 77 lbs; its 320 pressure sensors and soft silicone skin allow the robot to safely carry a human body. RI-MAN can also pinpoint where sound is coming from and "smell" eight scents--including urine, which signals "diaper change." But RI-MAN needs a brainpower boost before it's ready for consumers. It can't distinguish faces yet, for example. Scientists say they'll smarten it up soon, but will they give this tin man a heart...
...turn my shot-phobic toddler from shrieks to smiles. (A bouncy tennis ball and a Thomas the Train sticker usually do the job.) And he keeps on taking my phone calls despite knowing better than almost anyone my capacity for neurosis and hysteria. ("Are you sure that's diaper rash and not Ebola?") We talk early in the mornings (call-in hours start at 7) and on weekends. During ear-infection season we see each other about once a week. Lately I've been thinking about asking him to move in with me and my husband...
...Seasonal jump in adult-diaper sales in some Chinese supermarkets because of limited toilet access on packed trains...
...course nothing of the sort happened, and I suppose should appreciate my flight crew's customer-friendly attitude. But it disturbs me to think that, given a choice between adhering to federal security rules and contending with a dirty diaper, the diaper was judged the more pressing concern. Clearly we have come a long way since September 11. Perhaps a little...
...DIAPER DANDY...