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4 hrs ago | Science Fiction in the News

Repliee R-1 Robot Child In Time For Halloween

Repliee R-1 is a robot child created by roboticists at Osaka University. Repliee R-1 is based on a five-year-old girl; her lifelike silicone skin, 50 sensors and lots of motors allow her to come close enough to ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

12 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News

Toyota unveils new design and testing center in York Township

A crash test dummy sits inside the new Toyota Technical Center in York Township.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, Science / Technology, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Washtenaw County, MI

Sat Oct 11, 2008

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Dallas students put their robotic skills on display

Dallas students participating in BEST -- Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology -- tested their robots on Saturday for an upcoming robotics competition.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots, Video

The Austinist

Maker Faire: Robots Invade Austin

Robots and all things robotic will play a big role at this year's Maker Faire . The first ever RoboGames Texas Cup will be at the center of the robot related revelry.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology

Post and Courier

Robotic surgery for kids

Ivanhoe Broadcast News Friday, October 10, 2008 LAS VEGAS -- Robotic surgery is the latest and greatest tool in the operating room.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Las Vegas, NV, Science / Technology

Switched.com

Wowwee's 'Mr. Personality' Robot Changes Identities on a Dime

WowWee's Mr. Personality bot made its debut way back at CES in January but, like some other WowWee products announced at the show, it's only just now made its way into availability.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Alpha One

Japanese build robotic suit for mobility impaired

A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems is now available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Robots

Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends

A robot to destroy breast cancer cells

After a tumor is located on an MRI, the robot will perform a biopsy of the breast while the patient is inside the scanner.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Scanners, Food and Drug Administration, University of Baltimore

VH1 News

Shirley Manson, Brian Austin Green Talk 'Terminator': 'I'd Love To See Some Robot Sex!'

BURBANK, California - "Am I safe here?" Brian Austin Green is standing perilously close to a car that is about to blow up.

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Related Topix: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Science / Technology, Brian Austin Green, Burbank, CA, Pop/Rock, Garbage

Malaysian National News Agency

KUKA Robot Group Makes Malaysia Its Asian Hub

German robotics specialist, KUKA Robot Group has selected Malaysia as its South East Asian regional office and technical support centre for Asia.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Marketing, Product Management

Thu Oct 09, 2008

The Post Chronicle

Robot Created To Look Like Young Girl

Japanese scientists say they've created a life-like robot resembling a 5-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Tooling & Production

Dress rehearsal for robots

A pair of Fanuc robots builds the air-cooled engine model at the Partners in THINC booth.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Science Daily

Robots: The Bizarre And The Beautiful

The feverish imagination and creativity of European robot scientists has led to dozens of robot designs, some bizarre, some beautiful, but all are inspired.

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Related Topix: Robots

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Japanese boffins unveil 'life-like' robogirl

This is the most life-like robot suit ever a ' the cyber girl Repliee R-1. Based on a real five-year-old Japanese girl , this machine was built to look just like a human.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Daily Post-Athenian

Technology Center's newest tool teaches futuristic skills

Chris Cooley held a giant remote in his hand Monday, and with a push of a few buttons he instructed a robot to swing its arm and pick up metal blocks marked "X" or "O." The blocks were then dropped on a ...

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Athens, TN

DesignLines

Robotic hands of the past and future

Robotic hands are the subject of a couple of interesting articles published recently on Wired .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, University of Southern California

Tue Oct 07, 2008

NWI Times

Future of flagship Mars mission up in the air

Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA

Happy News

Top holiday toys span from dinosaurs to robots

A lifelike baby Triceratops that children can ride on, a Wall-E robot that responds to your voice, a dancing game that eliminates wires and mats.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Paleontology, Dinosaur, Science

FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk

Palin comes to Southwest Florida Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin campaigned in Southwest Florida.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Boston Globe

Army officials cautious about future funding

The Army's vision of the future includes computerized battles fought with a range of tools, from sensor-packed unmanned aircraft the size of a trash can to giant cannons capable of hitting targets miles away.

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Related Topix: George Bush, Science / Technology

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