Friday, March 20, 2009

Robots to be Set Wild


Japanese researchers have unveiled a robot that will soon strut her stuff on a Tokyo catwalk. The girl-faced humanoid boasts 42 motion motors programmed to mimic the movements of flesh-and-blood fashion models. The fashion-bot had her first media outing on Monday, 3/16/09 (afp.com).
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Child looks at robotic fish developed by researchers at the University Essex, 2005. A shoal of robotic fish are set to released into the sea off Spain, British scientists said today (AFP/File/Adrian Dennis).

British-built robotic fish to detect pollution
LONDON (AFP) – 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.

The fish, which are some 1.5 meters long and resemble carp, will be fitted with detectors which can identify the sources of pollution, such as ship fuel or chemicals in the water. More>>

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