Toyota Care-ola

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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🗓️ 4 January 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The 2015 Japanese census laid out a frightening realization for the country: its population is shrinking. In just five years, between 2010 and 2015, Japan's population shrunk by almost 1 million. But while everyone is quick to blame so-called "parasite singles" or a lack of immigration, Toyota is looking for a solution. In October, the car manufacturer introduced the Kirobo Mini, a robot designed to form an emotional connection with a population that is getting older and not reproducing at a rate to sustain population numbers. Anthony and Jeff discuss whether robot babies are something want to own, and if it will actual propel people to have more human children.

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0:00.0	This show is only made possible because of donations
0:04.0	and you can donate as little as you want,
0:06.8	but one thing people don't talk about,
0:08.7	you can donate as much as you want.
0:10.5	As much as you want, go to patreon.com slash we have concerns.
0:15.2	Ensure that this show continues by giving us as much as you want.
0:18.8	You wanna do a million?
0:20.0	You can do it!
0:21.0	You can do it, we won't stop you.
0:22.6	You can do it!
0:37.1	Then you'd have a pair of roller skates for a giant robot.
0:39.5	That's what I always want!
0:40.9	Or like the feet of that vultron that nobody wanted.
0:43.7	Yeah, the car vultron.
0:44.4	Yeah, car vultron.
0:45.5	This we have concerns.
0:46.7	Hi Jeff Canada.
0:47.4	Hi Anthony Carboni.
0:48.3	Hello, concerned citizens.
0:49.7	Robot buddies.
0:51.1	Are we talking about robots?
0:53.3	Yeah, of course we're talking about robots.
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