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Robot punches humans -- for scienceLjubljana, Slovenia (UPI) Oct 14, 2010 Volunteers in Slovenia are allowing themselves to be repeatedly punched - by a robot - in an effort to assess human-robot pain thresholds, a researcher says. The late science fiction author Isaac Asimov's famous First Law of Robotics - "A robot may not injure a human being" - appears to be taking a hammering, but the scientist behind it says it's all in a good cause, NewScientist.com reported Wednesday. Borut Povse, who has ethical approval for the work from the University of Ljublja ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Sept 30, 2010Japan's Panasonic on Thursday unveiled a robot that can scans a client's head using 3D technology, then shampoos their hair and massages the scalp with its rubbery "fingers". The prototype machine was developed to help thinly-stretched staff at healthcare facilities, common problem in rapidly-ageing Japan, said the electronics maker. In a three-minute media demonstration, the automated h ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2010On 30 October 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launched with the European Spacelab research module on board. Ernst Messerschmid was on board this mission, also called D1 - the first mission under German responsibility. In this interview, the former astronaut tells us about insomnia, floating in space, 12-hour shifts, and strange expense reports. b>The number of people who have been into spa ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2010On the third anniversary of traveling through the solar system on its own since dispatching Dawn on a separate journey, Earth continues to orbit the sun in much the same way it has been. Meanwhile, the spacecraft is thrusting with its ion propulsion system, making steady progress in reshaping its orbit to rendezvous with Vesta in July 2011. In its three years of interplanetary travels, the ... more |
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China Ready For Another Lunar EncounterSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2010 China could launch its second lunar probe within days. The Chang'e 2 spacecraft was originally built as a back-up to China's first lunar orbiter, Chang'e 1, which was launched successfully in 2007. Rather than mothballing the spare spacecraft, China has sensibly planned a follow-up mission that will examine the Moon even more closely than the first. Chang'e 2 has been fairly camera-shy for the media, and we have received only a basic disclosure of its mission. We can expect that it will look prett ... read more |
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