Retirement homes queue the robots

So naturally it seems reasonable to send in the robots. They'll come no matter how many times you push the button.  Of course the button has to work . They'll adjust your pillow a million times. And the robot has to work. Remember Luke Skywalker, he passed on the used robot that had a bad motivator.

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