Topic: - on February 5, 2003 at 2:37:05 PM CET
Robot for the elderly to become real-life Astro Boy
Developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the one-meter-tall, bubble-headed robot will go on sale at a cost of 1 million yen in April next year. The robot is targeting the families of elderly people and those living alone.
The robot is equipped with functions to help elderly people and those in poor health send an alarm to hospitals, security firms and relatives when an emergency happens.
¬> Mainichi
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:09:07 AM CET
For humans and robot, it's puppy love
AIBO the dog is not a bundle of fur but instead a lapdog-shaped collection of plastic parts, motors, gears and computer chips.
And it's true. AIBO won't die, although the robot does need to recharge its batteries from time to time. AIBO doesn't need dog food or treats. It won't wake you up at 3 a.m., begging for a quick walk around the block. It won't pee on the carpet or chase the cat.
¬> usa today
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Topic: - on January 22, 2003 at 10:22:39 AM CET
Roomba Internals
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¬> <a href="www.10k.org"target="_blank">Roomba
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Topic: - on January 16, 2003 at 6:35:42 PM CET
World's first robot brain surgeon developed
A six-legged robot has been developed by Singapore experts and programmed to drill through the skull during surgery to remove deep-seated brain tumours in sharply reduced operating time.
Engineers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) came up with the computer-controlled robot known as "Hexapod" in conjunction with surgeons at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI).
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Topic: - on January 14, 2003 at 12:45:01 PM CET
AIBO SPEED BOARD
The Aibo speedboard allows your robot pet (The Sony Aibo ERS-210) to speed around.
¬><a href="www.insomedia.com"target="_blank">insomedia
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Topic: - on January 12, 2003 at 10:55:06 AM CET
Pentagon seeks robots for $1 million arms race
The U.S. Defence Department says it is offering a $1 million (620,000 pound) cash prize to the winner of a planned robot vehicle race between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
The "Grand Challenge," scheduled to take place on February 28, 2004, is intended to spur development of technologies that could be used by the U.S. military.
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Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 5:54:22 PM CET
Personal strap-on aircraft up for sale
Designers of a personal aircraft that they hope might one day transport soldiers over land mines or zip commuters above rush hour traffic are putting the one-of-a-kind device up for auction on Friday to help raise cash for further research. The device could be yours with a winning bid on eBay with just one catch — you have to agree not to use it.
¬><a href="www.msnbc.com"target="_blank">msnbc
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Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 3:37:02 PM CET
Tischfußball-Roboter soll in die Serienproduktion
Der von Wissenschaftlern der Universität Freiburg entwickelte vollständig autonom spielende Tischfußball-Roboter KiRo erfasst über eine über dem Tisch montierte Kamera das Spielfeld und entscheidet in Abhängigkeit von der aktuellen Spielsituation, wie sich die von ihm kontrollierten Stangen bewegen sollen.
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Topic: - on January 2, 2003 at 2:24:25 PM CET
Humanoid robots: companions or just costly toys?
In the 1950s, Astro Boy drew on his 100,000 horsepower and hip-mounted machineguns to fight evil-doers. Despite his supposed April 7, 2003, birthday, however, the creation of robots the likes of Astro will probably remain a superhero pipe dream forever.
¬><a href="www.japantimes.co.jp"target="_blank">Japantimes
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Topic: - on December 21, 2002 at 3:08:16 AM CET
Papierflieger mit "Laserantrieb"
Forscher des Tokyo Institute of Technologie haben einen Papierflieger entwickelt, der Kraft eines Laserstrahl-Impulses in die Luft steigt.
Der wenige Zentimeter kleine Flieger gleitete laut Berichten des Magazins "Nature" mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 1,4 Meter pro Sekunde in der Luft.
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Topic: - on December 21, 2002 at 3:07:11 AM CET
Spinnen-Roboter für die Marsforschung
Wissenschaftler des Jet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL] der NASA haben einen Microroboter vorgestellt, der nach dem Vorbild einer Spinne gebaut wurde.
Der erste Prototyp des "Spider-Bot" passt in eine Hand und verfügt über sechs Beine. In Zukunft sollen die Roboter allerdings auf ein Zehntel der Größe schrumpfen.
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Topic: - on December 12, 2002 at 12:37:26 PM CET
Asimo greeting a Honda employee
Honda Motor Co. may have come up with the most attentive and perhaps honest car dealer ever in its child-size walking robot Asimo.
¬> <a href="customwire.ap.org"target="_blank">Review-Journal ¬> Associated Press
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