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Dancing Robot Swan Triggers EmotionsStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 24, 2010 The Dying Swan is sometimes moving smoothly and gently, sometimes in a dramatic and fiery manner, as Tchaikovsky's majestic music from the ballet Swan Lake is playing. Yet this is no ordinary ballet dancer, but a robot in the form of a swan, created at Malardalen University and choreographed by professional dancer Asa Unander-Scharin. The swan robot's just over four-minute-long dance has so far been seen only by a select few. But it has already made a big impression. Tearful eyes and words like "touching", "fascinating" and "beautiful" are some of the reactions. ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2010Three teams - two American and one Swiss - shared a 10-million-dollar jackpot awarded Thursday by the X Prize Foundation for developing cars that exceeded 100 miles per gallon (42.5 kilometers per liter) or its energy equivalent. A host of senior US politicians and auto executives looked on as the foundation, which promotes innovation in various fields, handed out its awards to the teams t ... more  
Tsukuba, Japan (AFP) Sept 15, 2010The replacement of humans by machines in the workplace took another step on Wednesday, as Japanese researchers unveiled a model they hope could lead to humanoid menial workers. Its makers, Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), hope the robot will be a step towards creating a model that can help ease greying Japan's looming labour s ... more  
Arlington VA (AFNS) Sep 15, 2010A portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley, where it is being hailed as a breakthrough technology capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult interior environments. Research leading to the development of the reconnoitering backpack, was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Ar ... more |
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Aerovel Testing Flexrotor Long-Endurance Robotic Aircraft With VTOLHusum WA (SPX) Sep 13, 2010 Aerovel's Flexrotor miniature aircraft entered a new development phase Tuesday as the first prototype, named Pandora, began flight test. The table-top sized aircraft is designed for more than 3000 km range, and endurance exceeding a day and a half. In announcing its first flight, Aerovel's president, Tad McGeer - who previously led development of the Aerosonde and Scaneagle robotic aircraft - said that this time around was a little different. "With Aerosonde we launched into flight test by b ... read more |
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