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[TechKnow Times] TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a “robot suit” that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs.
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[The Great Separation] 'Robot Suit' AKA 'Hal-5' Steps into Future.: 'Robot Suit' AKA 'Hal-5' Steps into Future. I want one. - Kind of neat that they named it after me. Yeah right. Anyway you should check out this AFP story, Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power. Photos are displayed. Here's a snippet: Japan has taken a step into the science
[DoubleViking] Super Humans?: IMG TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a “robot suit” that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs. “Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future,” said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor
[Yea, its Fukn.us] Japan unveils Robot Suit: I want one...Will it make me as fast as a car? As strong as a Gorilla? Japan unveils "robot suit" that enhances human power - Yahoo! News TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a "robot suit" that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist ...
[DA ... NCE] Skip the romance, have a robot to dance with...: The Partner Ballroom Dance Robot (PBDR) has a woman's face, a sensor around its waist and can move in all directions on its three wheels hidden underneath an evening gown. It comes in two shiny, translucent favours: shiny blue and bright red.
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[Bigblog.com] Search: Robot dance partner developed in Japan @ Big Blog: If iRobot has its way, millions of people around the world will soon be retiring their mops and buckets. The Cambridge, Massachusettsbased company is finally announcing the follow-up to its remarkably popular Roomba robot rug and floor vacuum: the Scooba robot floor-cleaning system. It's the first household robot designed to sweep, scrub, mop, and dry tile, linoleum, and wood floors. The company is also touting a major partnership coup: The Scooba's cleaning fluid will come from Clorox Co., which makes household cleaning products.
[Wormblog.com] worm blog: new worms: This is based on the number of variants that have recently appeared and the improvements made to the code. Cabir is a worm that attacks cell phones (see this quick set of links from the F-Secure AV blog). See the following stories for more information: Mobile Phone Virus Augurs Growing Threat, by Jay Lyman, TechNewsWorld and Phone Worm Source Code Out, More Threats Expected, by Gregg Keizer, CRN. A worm like Cabir is interesting not only for the target platform and the method by which it spreads, but more specifically for the different mathematics involved in it's spread.
[Weird-news.news.designerz.com] Danish queen gets warm welcome in Japan -- from robot : Weird News: Asimo, which can climb stairs and understand voices, was unveiled by Honda in 2000 as the world's first two-legged walking robot and has since had a busy social calendar, rubbing shoulders with business leaders and foreign dignitaries as a symbol of Japanese technological wizardry.
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