Rosie Newmark , American Libraries; Librarian’s Pet: Public libraries add robotic animals to their collections
Issues and developments related to ethics, information, and technologies, examined in the ethics and intellectual property graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in Summer 2025. Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Librarian’s Pet: Public libraries add robotic animals to their collections; American Libraries, May 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Where's the best place to find a robot cat? The library, of course; ZDNet, January 27, 2024
Chris Matyszczyk, , ZDNet; Where's the best place to find a robot cat? The library, of course
"As Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reported, the library's customers are involved in a festival of adoration when it comes to these three black-and-white robot felines...
Here's Manistee County Library in Michigan with a veritable array of robotic pets. Cats, dogs and even a bird...
Let's now drift to the Hastings Public Library, also in Michigan. There, just beneath Botley the Coding Robot is: "Robotic Cat. Coming January 2024."
Now you might be wondering what the rules are for going to your local public library and taking a robot cat home with you.
Helpfully, the Reading Public Library in Massachusetts offers some guidelines...
It seems, then, that America's libraries have become homes for robot cats. They bring peace and companionship to many. And that's a good thing."