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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople are turning to robots to write their 'handwritten' cards.
Roger and Vonita Byous were surprised when an anniversary card from their son arrived in the mail. They were even more surprised by the unrecognizable handwriting inside.
I just started wondering, Whaaat? said Roger, 73. It didnt look quite right, but we couldnt figure out why.
It turned out, the Somerset, Ky., couple later learned, their son hadnt picked up the pen that scripted his heartfelt congratulations on 48 years of wedded bliss. A robot had.
It wasnt exactly a personal touch, Roger said, but were glad he remembered us.
Digitization has long reached deep into peoples lives: Family photos are in the cloud. Moms recipes are indexed on an app. Breakups can arrive overnight, via text. Now technology is being deployed to try to replicate a human touch, as a growing number of consumers turn to pen-wielding robots that can mimic the loops and patterns of the human hand.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/21/art-imperfection-people-are-turning-robots-write-their-handwritten-cards/
Skittles
(153,169 posts)sorry, to his own freaking PARENTS?
PTWB
(4,131 posts)I bet a lot of parents wished their children cared that much. I think it is great!
Skittles
(153,169 posts)a kennedy
(29,673 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)that the child hadn't even bothered to sign?
How do they even know that the whole process hadn't been fully automated, with the appropriate occasions listed on a spreadsheet for the robot?