May 31 2008
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Expert penny-pinchers wanted
Boston Globe, United States - The wireless, $15000 machines, which rather resemble the Star Wars robot R2D2, will accept Brookline's Park Cards, as well as coins, bills, and credit cards … |
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May 31 2008
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Web designer 3rd in Canada
Peace Arch News, Canada - Web design enthusiast Erin Chung programmed a win at last week’s Skills Canada competition in Alberta. The Earl Marriott Secondary Grade 12 student earned a … |
May 31 2008
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The architecture is changing where there’s no such thing as a …
Kansas City Star, MO - The University of Kentucky library system has robots that shelve books. “They look like forklifts, but they’re not,” Roy said. “People will sit there and … |
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May 31 2008
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MIRACLE MACHINES
phillyBurbs.com, PA - Robots represent a growing segment of the medical device industry as more hospitals seek ways to improve efficiency and patient care. Some robotics experts … |
May 31 2008
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Merrimack native's debut film project heads to Vegas
Nashua Telegraph, NH - But Levy, 25, and the other members of the filmmaking group Sweaty Robot persisted. They completed the film, "Happy Birthday Harris Malden," and will be … |
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May 31 2008
If you were the last man alive in New York, would you hunt deer, go fishing in public pools, develop an unhealthy relationship with your pet dog, tee off on the wing of a fighter jet and talk to mannequins?
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May 31 2008
The shuttle Discovery successfully launched into orbit Saturday carrying seven astronauts and the key unit of the Japanese Kibo research module to the International Space Station.
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May 31 2008
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Change in facilities command
Boston Globe, United States - The wireless, $15000 machines, which rather resemble the Star Wars robot R2D2, will accept Brookline's Park Cards, as well as coins, bills, and credit cards … |
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May 31 2008
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Mars lander discovers ice, scientists say
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - The camera on the lander's robotic arm snapped images of the flat gleaming slab. Smith added that the newly discovered ice is not the kind of solid carbon … Video: NASA Spacecraft Successfully Lands on Mars Ancient Martian Ocean Would Have Been Salty 'Dead Sea' Next stop: Mars |
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May 31 2008
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Discovery lifts off with Japanese lab
AFP - Discovery launched carrying one Japanese and six American astronauts to deliver the massive pressurized module and a robotic arm for the Japanese Aerospace … |
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May 31 2008
Joe Dana Hosts Segment with Award Winning Students from Carl Hayden High as they show off a Robot that won them a big award recently in Atlanta. Check out the segment as it appeared this morning.
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May 31 2008
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I Am Legend
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - … is a bleak look at the end of the world, injected with some serious scares courtesy of a collection of highly-agile, rabid humanoids. … |
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May 31 2008
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Robotics is monkey business
TeleText, UK - Monkeys have been trained by US experts to operate a human-like robot arm purely by the power of thought. Two animals had their arms restrained while they … Monkeys Control Robotics With Brain Waves Monkey robotics could bring hope to amputees Robo-monkey to use brain power to feed itself |
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May 31 2008
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From Vegas to the Heartland and Back Again
CounterPunch, CA - What I ran into with Dennis, as with nearly every progressive non-profit in the country, is a swarm of politically correct droids who really scared me … |
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May 31 2008
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Silver Dolphin Books Announces Fall 2008 New Title Addition to Top …
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - From the cool high tech sounds of Robot Man to the Rat-A-Tat-Tat of Tiger’s marching drummer, young children will be delighted. The perfect tuck-me-in book… |
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Robot helps doctors perform minimally invasive surgeries
Newsday, NY - Yet robots are not new in the medical profession. They were used to perform brain biopsies in 1985, Bernie said. And doctors have long used equipment to … |
May 31 2008
(AP Photo/NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) This contrast-enhanced image provided Saturday, May 31, 2008, by NASA was acquired at the Phoenix landing site by Phoenix’s Robotic Arm Camera, and shows the underside of the lander.
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May 31 2008
One Japanese and six American astronauts were strapped in tight in the Discovery shuttle Saturday with perfect weather and no technical troubles to slow the countdown toward a launch to the International Space Station Saturday.
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May 31 2008
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Morristown's top two students excel in science, math
Shelbyville News, IN - He and his teammates on the school's robotics squad, the "Full Metal Jackets," competed on the state and national levels in the SkillsUSA competitions. … |
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May 31 2008
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You Are Obsolete: Robots Going Everywhere Man Has Gone Before …
Switched, NY - Well, then, today's your lucky day, because now you can control a robot arm with your mind. We assume you want to peel that banana, but you'll just have to … |
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When it comes to Robot technicians Tony is quite unique, as well as building one of the most famous Robots ever, R2-D2 he has also designed and built Robots for
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