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infmom
12/30/08

In reply to 'Help Lock' Doorknob Protects Olds From Bathroom Peril
Wow, I could use one of those right now. My husband loves to park in our only bathroom and read. Set a timer to set off a good loud alarm and get him the heck out of there!
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/30/08

@infmom: Find a remote control switch/outlet(check after Christmas sales) and hook whatever you want into it(blender/strobe light/It's a Barbara Striesand Christmas CD,etc...). I used to have one in the bathroom in my garage. I could turn a space heater on as I was walking towards it.
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OMG! Ponies!
12/30/08

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Great. Just what I wanted - a doorknob that looks like a bomb.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/30/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I think it looks BSG-ish.
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discounteggroll
12/30/08

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implement a snooze button, because old people take super-long dumps also (albeit nothing generally comes out)
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GadgetPlayPissedSomebodyOff
12/30/08

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Just get your "old" a "Panic Button" to wear like the lady in the infamous commercial. Undoubtedly cheaper (you're probably paying a monthly fee either way), works in all rooms of the house, and is not nearly as failure prone due to its lack of a steep (for an "old") learning curve. The only downside is if your "old" would become unconscious without hitting the button. You could add a feature that beeped at preset intervals that required a response from the "old" to prevent the alarm from going out.

I'm having lunch with my maternal "old" today. I hope she doesn't need anything, or become inconvenient in any way.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/30/08

@GadgetPlay: They had a system for cops where if they were knocked down, it would automatically radio for help. I saw this many moons ago, so maybe it's made the civilian market by now.
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Curves
12/30/08

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The only trouble is trying to train seniors to use it or to get them to close the door in the first place.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/30/08

@Curves: I find using Lawrence Welk Liver Snaps as a treat/reward greatly helps in the training process.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/30/08

In reply to 'Help Lock' Doorknob Protects Olds From Bathroom Peril
Since I moved one of the cats litterboxes into the bathroom to teach them how to use the toilet, I haven't closed my bathroom door. Besides, I'm in there for longer than 20 minutes, especially if the book is good.
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strider_mt2k
11/10/08

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Yes, I'm sure that the people helped by this will be put off by the "hilariously female gait".

I guess you had to try to ding it somewhere. Whatever.
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tamoko
11/10/08

In reply to Honda's Groin-Threatening Robo-Legs Demonstrated On Video
This is great tech, but I have nightmarish images of crowds of people migrating a street, all with robo assist legs, all looking like John Cleese. Those crazy Japanese! got to love'em!
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OMG! Ponies!
11/10/08

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Ironically, it takes a lot of balls to go for a ride up stairs with a Honda-made robot.
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Rabid Penguin
11/07/08

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What about fat people or people with big feet...
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
11/07/08

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If this is for the elderly, I just have to ask: what if they are wearing Depends, or other adult diapers?
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weatherman
11/07/08

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SO these aren't motorized at all, right? More like a chair with legs, if I understand it correctly.

Well, I suppose that could be handy for a lot of folks. Much as one may make light, there are a lot of people in this country and others that have mobility problems, and taking care of them is a multibillion dollar expense that I'm sure everyone wishes could be used in other ways. Something like gives folks more autonomy and reduces the need for human assistance, which is increasingly scarce and costly in the US and Japan. And if it gives someone with severe arthritis, back problems, hip problems, or some other disease the ability to get up and around on their own, I'm all for it.

As for using it with factory workers, that does seem rather dystopian, but not much more than the period we're already it. Wake up and smell the dystopia people, the future is now.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/07/08

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And when it develops sentience, the robot legs will be in perfect position to cock-punch the pathetic and weak human.

Don't engineers factor in the Robot Uprising factor when designing this stuff?
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vSanjo: I don't actually mean this
11/07/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I laughed hard.

This is the sort of stuff I would really enjoy testing. Like, jump down 30 flights of stairs, see if I break my legs.
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HawaiianActor
11/08/08

@Sanjo: i would be more worried about the legs locking up and breaking my balls...
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