El_Hugo t1_isnv5rh wrote on October 17, 2022 at 11:41 AM

Reply to comment by Legitimate_Web_7245 in A wearable soft robot that can alleviate the pain and fear of the wearer. Researchers revealed that the salivary cortisol level, an indicator of stress, decreased significantly across all participants at the end of the experiment by Wagamaga

>Why would I want to wear a robot that can alleviate the pain and fear of wearing a robot? Why just NOT wear the robot and avoid it all together?

That's not what it's supposed to do. It alleviated pain and fear overall. Not just the fear of wearing a robot.

Legitimate_Web_7245 t1_isnvw5b wrote on October 17, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Yeah, it was a joke.

duckduckduck21 t1_isq9427 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Redditors hate humor.

Legitimate_Web_7245 t1_isqwg0v wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Apparently.....good Lord. Then again, it's social media of which I sort of have a love/hate relationship for that very reason. A very populated minefield. It's navigationable....(oooo, new word???) but you have no idea where to step.