Humanoid robot helps scientists to understand intelligence
Mar 31, 2009 General
(PhysOrg.com) -- A humanoid robot newly acquired by Imperial College London will lead to a deeper understanding of human intelligence, says scientists today.Tags: Deeper Understanding, Human Intelligence, Humanoid Robot, Imperial College London, Lead, Scientists
New robot ’steered by human thought’: Honda
Mar 31, 2009 General
Japan's Honda said Tuesday it had developed a robot steered by human thought, thanks to a helmet-like device that measures a person's brain activity and sends signals to the machine.Tags: Brain Activity, Helmet, Honda, Honda Japan, New Honda, New Thought, Robot, Signals
Greying Japan plans robo-nurses in five years: govt
Mar 25, 2009 General
Japan plans to prepare safety rules soon for robot nurses, which are expected to serve humans within five years in the fast-greying society, a government official said Wednesday.Tags: Government Official, Greying Society, Japan Plans, Nurses, Robot, Safety Rules
Building Microsoft Office 14
Mar 20, 2009 General
In the latest update to Office, the biggest changes surrounded the software's look. The next incarnation, code-named Office 14, will have its desktop versions but will join the world of Web applications too.Tags: Desktop Versions, Incarnation, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Web Applications
Robot brings hope to kids with learning difficulties
Mar 20, 2009 General
A robot named Cosmo has become six-year-old Kevin Fitzgerald's unlikely ally in his uphill everyday battle with developmental difficulties.Tags: Ally, Cosmo, Developmental Difficulties, Kevin Fitzgerald, Kids Learning, Learning Difficulties, Robot
Variations in blood circulation immediately visible with fast camera
Mar 19, 2009 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Burns or other disorders that disrupt the blood flow in tissues will soon be easier to assess thanks to a camera that is capable of imaging blood circulation in real time. Compared to an earlier version, the new optical perfusion camera (TOPCam) from Twente, the Netherlands, is a...Tags: Blood Circulation, Blood Flow, Burns, Netherlands, Perfusion, Real Time, Regard, Significant Improvement, Tissues, Topcam, Variations
British-built robotic fish to detect pollution
Mar 19, 2009 General
A shoal of robotic fish which can detect pollution in the water are set to released into the sea off Spain, British scientists said Thursday.Tags: British Scientists, Pollution, Robotic Fish, Shoal, Spain
Swimming pool game inspires robot detection
Mar 18, 2009 General
Scientists have used a popular kids swimming pool game to guide their development of a system for controlling moving robots that can autonomously detect and capture other moving targets.Tags: Game Guide, Kids Game, Kids Pool, Moving Targets, Pool Game, Robot, Robots, Scientists, Swimming Pool
Study on free-space optical communication shows experimental evidence of a unique atmospheric effect
Mar 17, 2009 Science
Three members of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology recently collaborated on a paper focusing on free-space optical communication, which appears in the latest issue of Optics Express.Tags: Atmospheric Effect, Experimental Evidence, Free Space, Institute Of Technology, Members, Optical Communication, Optics Express, Stevens Institute Of Technology
New organic material may speed Internet access
Mar 15, 2009 Science
The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.Tags: Bricks, Internet Access, Organic Material, Overnight Snow, Speed Internet
