Japanese boffins build Dalek-style robot guards

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Japanese robot guards to patrol shops
and offices (Reuters)

Japanese robot guards to patrol shops
and offices (Reuters) 06/24/2005 09:58 PM
Reuters - Burglars beware, robot guards are here.

Japanese boffins advance quantum
computing

Japanese boffins advance quantum
computing 10/31/2003 03:02 PM
CNOT milestone

Japanese boffins perfect paper Blu-ray
disc

Japanese boffins perfect paper Blu-ray
disc 04/16/2004 05:00 AM
Pulp fiction

MS boffins build real-time stereocam

MS boffins build real-time stereocam 06/10/2004 09:37 AM
Look at me when I'm talking to you

Boffins build room-temperature nano
transistor

Boffins build room-temperature nano
transistor 05/27/2004 09:03 AM
Liquid helium market crash expected

Robot Security Guards Debut At World
Expo

Robot Security Guards Debut At World
Expo 03/23/2005 04:53 AM

The flow of robots just doesn't stop at the Aichi World Expo. This time, they take the form of Ligurio, a prototype security robot made by Tmsuk. The bot can recognize strangers from 30 miles away and is equipped with a voice warning system. Ligurio also sports two folding arms allowing it to grab explosives and relocate them to a place you wouldn't mind asploded.

World Expo to showcase Japan's robot technology [BigBlogRobotics via WMMNA< /a>]

Japanese Robot Guard

Japanese Robot Guard 06/24/2005 04:03 PM

Guardrobo D1 activate anti-theft device! Guardrobo D1 put out fire! Guardrobo D1 GO! Every couple of days we get a product that just touches our whimsy spot and makes us smile.

Guardrobo D1 is a programmable guard robot (Guard+Robot. Get it?) designed to patrol stores and offices in Japan. This pint-sized fellow will relay back camera information, listen for intruders, and can even put out fires. Interestingly enough, they are touting the Guardrobo as a solution for the problem of an aging population. Because 1 in 5 Japanese are 65 or older, they don't have enough strapping young security guards. Therefore, they'll become subservient to demonic robots. "BRING ME OIL, OLD MAN!"

Japanese robot guards to patrol shops, offices [Reuters]

Japanese Robot Supermodel

Japanese Robot Supermodel 03/14/2005 06:03 PM
Okay, don't get too excited, this isn't quite as life-like as you imagined when you saw the headline. Roland Piquepaille sent us this news on Japanese robotics, "A Japanese designer has developed a mannequin robot, Palette, which can adapt its movements to the shoppers passing in front of it, according to an article from Agence France-Presse (AFP), "Striking a robotic pose". Using motion-capture technology, Palette will be able to act as a supermodel. And with its specialized sensors and software, it also will be able to identify the sex and age of shoppers before transmitting them to store owners for marketing purposes. The price has not been set yet, but Palette should go on sale in 2005 in two versions: a body without legs to showcase clothings, and a torso model for jewelry." See Roland's blog for more details and a photo of Palette, a robot which intentionally has no face. Another photo is available in a recent CNET news article.

Build Your Robot Online

Build Your Robot Online 07/17/2004 01:07 AM

Japanese electronics maker Sony's
dancing humanoid robot learns how to jog

Japanese electronics maker Sony's
dancing humanoid robot learns how to jog 12/18/2003 01:07 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 18 2003 9:33AM ET

Caltech and JPL Build 50ft Robot

Caltech and JPL Build 50ft Robot 12/31/2004 05:11 PM

Update: Robot to Build House by Fall '05

Update: Robot to Build House by Fall '05 06/24/2005 09:05 PM
Building Online says that USC's Research Computing Facility plans to build an entire house by a fully automated robotic device by the Fall of 2005. The device is like a cross between a giant gantry shipping port crane and a cake decorating squeeze bag. The nozzel can ooze out walls of concrete complete with plumbing and electrical and trowel them smooth all controlled by a computer program. On their Contour Crafting website you can find animations and news vidoe clips of their device in action. They even plan to build structures on other planets! We've reported on the Robot Home Builders before.

Build User-Controlled Style Sheets for
Greater Accessibility

Build User-Controlled Style Sheets for
Greater Accessibility 01/23/2003 08:07 PM
WebmasterBase Jan 23 2003 7:11PM ET

Dalek Xmas

Dalek Xmas 12/16/2003 11:12 AM
A little holiday spirit: Daleks eating Christmas dinner. Link (Thanks, David!)

Dalek veteran makes comeback bid

Dalek veteran makes comeback bid 08/10/2004 07:21 AM
Veteran Dalek actor John Scott Martin offers to reprise the role in the new series of Doctor Who.

Dalek veteran ready for galactic
domination

Dalek veteran ready for galactic
domination 08/10/2004 07:21 AM
Old timer volunteers for salt cellar duty

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio
| BBC finds missing Dalek episode

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio
| BBC finds missing Dalek episode 01/16/2004 01:04 PM
another lost episode of Doctor Who has turned up .. BBC finds missing Dalek episode .. has been found .. rediscovered

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3400429. stm
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Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media (Reuters)

Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media (Reuters) 04/11/2004 12:20 AM
Reuters - Three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq were safe near Falluja on Sunday, Japanese TV said. Government officials could not confirm the report.

Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media

Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media 04/11/2004 06:50 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 11 2004 10:50AM GMT

Boffins decode Chromosome 16

Boffins decode Chromosome 16 12/24/2004 01:12 PM
Fulfil USA's Human Genome commitment

SIGNATURE STYLE Goody Steinberg Letting
in the light Silicon Valley homes
exhibit modern style tailored to fit

SIGNATURE STYLE Goody Steinberg Letting
in the light Silicon Valley homes
exhibit modern style tailored to fit 05/01/2004 06:27 AM
San Francisco Chronicle May 1 2004 10:24AM GMT

BBC boffins trial Olympics by multicast

BBC boffins trial Olympics by multicast 08/17/2004 06:47 PM
Broadband treat

Boffins slow neutrons to 15mph

Boffins slow neutrons to 15mph 05/07/2004 12:13 PM
Handy, if you're looking for supersymmetry

Boffins make data go zoom

Boffins make data go zoom 04/22/2004 07:47 AM
6.25Gbps over 11,000km

US boffins charged with parity
violations

US boffins charged with parity
violations 05/20/2004 05:36 AM
Seeking lost bosons

Mobile phones could cripple - boffins

Mobile phones could cripple - boffins 11/19/2003 02:20 PM
Walk and talk yourself into a wheelchair

Boffins to filter duff sperm

Boffins to filter duff sperm 01/06/2005 07:19 AM
Sorting the sheep from the goats

Boffins crack the Wilko code

Boffins crack the Wilko code 11/15/2003 03:16 AM
iafrica.com Nov 15 2003 2:33AM ET

Boffins baffled by suburban quasars

Boffins baffled by suburban quasars 05/26/2004 05:56 AM
Early universe more like Bournemouth than Bronx

Boffins seek human chimps

Boffins seek human chimps 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Learn to communicate, simian-style

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot?

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot? 12/18/2003 12:58 PM
It took years for researchers to figure out how to make a robot be able to stand and walk on two legs. In fact, it's so complicated, that some researchers are giving up on that idea and using Segway balancing technology on their robots instead of legs. However, the folks at Sony seem to have taken the concept of the upright walking robot one step further: they've figured out how to make a robot run. That's right, it actually leaves the ground at points while jogging along. It apparently needs a bit of a walking start to get up to speed, and even at running speed, it's more of a slow jog - where it's feet barely leave the ground. Still, it's a start, and with some more work, they believe they can really make the robot run.

Maths boffins topple Certicom crypto

Maths boffins topple Certicom crypto 04/29/2004 06:24 AM
Not a small task

Muppets top poll of Britain's favourite
TV boffins

Muppets top poll of Britain's favourite
TV boffins 09/06/2004 03:34 AM
BBC Sep 6 2004 8:00AM GMT

Oz boffins grow stem cells from nose

Oz boffins grow stem cells from nose 03/29/2005 08:39 AM
Catholic Church-funded research

Aussie boffins probe lesbian cows

Aussie boffins probe lesbian cows 09/03/2004 06:13 AM
Cattle worriers to explain bovine girl-on-girl

Hoax paper fools cybernetic boffins

Hoax paper fools cybernetic boffins 04/15/2005 06:16 PM
Sokal-style bogosity metrics

UK boffins tackle perils of mobile
computing

UK boffins tackle perils of mobile
computing 04/13/2005 03:06 PM
What PC Apr 13 2005 5:55PM GMT

Boffins trumpet horn shaped universe

Boffins trumpet horn shaped universe 05/27/2004 07:49 AM
Called Picard. No, really.

Boffins synthesise Bucky's baby brother

Boffins synthesise Bucky's baby brother 05/05/2004 08:28 AM
Carbon-50 made solid
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