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Stories about: strength

New Strongest Robot Record Up to now, the world title for the most powerful robot had been held by KUKA's Titan for 16 months, but the recent appearance of Fanuc Robotics' M-2000iA/1,200 changed all that. Both devices have large applications in technology, industry and even entertainment.Far from being just “muscles”, the... 16 October 2008 07:26 GMT Paper Could Become Stronger than Cast Iron Paper consists of mostly cellulose. The new biological nanopaper developed by Lars Berlund from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology is no different, only that it is as strong as cast iron and could be used one day to create strong sticky tape or tough synthetic replacements for biological tissues and stronger c... 7 June 2008 04:42 GMT Having a Big Belly Does Not Decrease Sports Performance Does being a model type mean you are a better athlete? Looking at the rugby players you could not say that. Scientists too have reached the same conclusion.In a first study of this type, Thomas Nesser, assistant professor of physical education at Indiana State University has discovered that the link between muscle st... 2 July 2007 04:35 GMT