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Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 days ago
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In a nation that takes its humanoids seriously, the International Robot Exhibition kicked off this week, showing off the latest whirring and buzzing inventions from 192 companies and 64 organisations from at home and abroad. Many of the cutting-edge machines...
Tags: Japan, Tōkyō, Robotics, Robot, Tomotaka Takahashi, Motoman, Industrial robot, Manufacturing, Technology Internet, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Industry
Robots rule the world at iREX
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 days ago
Credibility Some of the world's most cutting-edge robotic technology is being displayed at the International Robot Exhibition 2009, running until Nov. 28 at Tokyo Big Sight. Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd., iRex is showcasing robots developed by more than 192 companies...
Tags: Tokyo, Japan, Tōkyō, Paro, Robotics, Robot, Pathology, My Spoon, Takara Tomy, Oncology, English language, Technology Internet, Occupational safety and health, Cancer, Textbook, Health Medical Pharma, TOSY, Andrology, Japanese history textbook controversies, Omnibot, Japanese language, TOPIO, Languages of Australia
It's no joke, the robots really are taking over
Toyota :: Japan | 7 days ago
Credibility But in recessionary 2009, with Japanese industry writhing in pain, the national robot obsession has turned serious. For the first time, the show explained how the machines really are going to take over. A new mood was in the air: the downturn, said one...
Tags: Kawada Industries, Yaskawa, Japan, Toyota, Japanese robotics, Robotics, Robot, FANUC, Humanoid robot, Motoman, Isaac Asimov's Robot Series, Technology Internet, Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Door-opening robotic arm for wheelchair users developed
Mountain View :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Rapacki created the 2000-dollar Dora keeping in mind that wheelchair users are often unable to reach and turn handles, reports New Scientist. She considered a variety of designs of door knobs and handles that a door-opening robot must be able to grasp...
Tags: wheelchair users, robot arm, open robot, Massachusetts, Mountain View, Handle, Robotics, Grippers, Robot, Door furniture, Technology Internet, Door handle, Tools, Wheelchairs
Robonica launches toy that combines robotics and video games
Cape Town :: South Africa | 8 days ago
Credibility South African firm Robonica hopes to conquer the hearts of gift givers this holiday season with hybrid entertainment that combines the interactivity of video games and the physical fun of toy robots. The company’s first product, Roboni-I, is a robot with...
Tags: Tom Dusenberry, Robonica, dusenberry says, web site, South Africa, Cape Town, WowWee, Robot, Humanoid robots, Technology Internet
Crab eyes help figure how humans react to dangers
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 9 days ago
Credibility This process, called habituation, occurs in all animals -- but how it happens in natural situations is still poorly understood, says Jan Hemmi of The Vision Centre and Australian National University (ANU), who conducted the study with Tobias Merkle. "For...
Tags: Jan Hemmi, eyes helps, humans react, crabs eyes, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Learning, Neuropsychological assessment, Systems science, Habituation, Robot, Environment, Cognitive science, Developmental psychology, Educational psychology
Jackman vs Robots: Who Would Win?
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Back in September we learned that Hugh Jackman was circling a project called Real Steel that sounded like a live-action adaptation of Rock'em Sock'em Robots. Well apparently it's all set to go, with an $80 million budget provided by Dreamworks (thanks,...
Tags: Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg, Los Angeles, Abraham Van Helsing, Van Helsing, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, The Fountain, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men films, films, Robot, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov's Robot Series, The Boxer, I Am Legend, Human Interest, Real Steel, Steel, Entertainment Culture, DreamWorks, Dwayne Johnson, American film directors, Transformers, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Kung Fu Panda, Paramount films, Computer-animated films
As Silicon Valley Crumbles, the Makers Will Inherit the Earth [Book Review]
Moscow :: Russia | 9 days ago
Credibility In Little Brother , Cory Doctorow showed how a grassroots, technology based movement could ensure our civil liberties. With his latest novel, Makers , he asks whether a similar movement could save American capitalism from itself. Makers is written by...
Tags: Cory Doctorow, Kodacell, American, Suzanne Church, Russia, Moscow, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Doctorow, Little Brother, Make, Robot, Transhumanists, Boing Boing
Robot joins resthome staff (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 10 days ago
Credibility Residents of an Auckland retirement village now have a robot helper, thanks to new research into inexpensive robotic assistants for the elderly. Selwyn Retirement Village in Pt Chevalier, where its tasks will include taking vital signs and giving reminders.
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Health Medical Pharma, Robotics, Robot, Technology Internet
Fleets of Autonomous Robots Coming to an Ocean Near You [Robots]
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is preparing to roll out hundreds of small, seafaring robotic explorers. If you're out for a swim and a robot tries to make friends with you, don't stand in the way of science! The San Diego-based Scripps Institution...
Tags: Jules Jaffe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Francisco, Robot, University of California San Diego, Isaac Asimov's Robot Series
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