Myon is an 1.25 meters humanoid robot, whose body parts can be removed and reattached without loosing full functionality. It was revealed to the public for the first time at the International Design Festival DMY and the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin (Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin) and it caused an extremely high i... |
26 July 2010
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An exhibit at a Seattle museum, which currently houses the remains of one of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, is getting far less attention than the organizers originally predicted. The Pacific Science Center paid millions of dollars to get the rare exhibit in the city, but, thus far, interest has been fairl... |
26 January 2009
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Latest discoveries made at archaeological sites in northern Israel push back the estimated period in which man discovered fire by as much as 500,000 years. Scientists working at the Gesher Benot Ya'aqov dig site uncovered bulks of burnt items on top of each other, organized in layers. The deepest such layer was ... |
27 October 2008
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Today's robots need to be pre-programmed in order to handle themselves around the house, but this kind of software has its limitations, combined with the physical limitations of the robots themselves. Unfortunately the technology is not so advanced, yet, to allow them to go by themselves and really perform all ... |
11 July 2007
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When it comes to robots, so far, Japan rules. They're a few generations ahead of the Americans and a century ahead of any other competitor in the field. Sony's AIBO was the first robot dog to recognize words and objects, and Honda's ASIMO is the first humanoid robot that can walk on two feet in a mann... |
22 June 2007
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Robots are already growing in complexity and their use in industry is becoming more widespread. Humanoid robots are about to become reality sooner than you think, and as you would expect, they will feature superhuman characteristics, like heightened senses, physical strength and computational abilities.It seems even... |
22 June 2007
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When it comes to robots, so far, the Japanese rule. They're a few generations over the Americans and a century over any other competitor in the field. Sony's AIBO was the first robot dog that recognizes words and objects.Honda's ASIMO is a humanoid robot, standing at 130 centimeters (4 feet 3 inches) ... |
6 June 2007
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