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JAPAN: TOKYO: WORLD'S FIRST ROBOTIC SICKROOM UNVEILED
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A project team from Japan's leading university unveiled on Friday, the world's first robotic sickroom.
Sensors in the room read the patients needs, then the room itself, responds like a team of nurses and helpers.
The...
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TEACHING ROBOTICS IN THE CLASSROOM
Robotics education begins early in some schools in Indonesia.
The under 8s get to learn the basics while the older pupils learn how to programme their robots.
The Robotics Education Centre in Indonesia knows a thing or two about teaching...
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Robot competition, with $1m top prize, aims to boost innovation
The UAE government has announced a new robotics competition with a top prize of one million dollars.
The 'UAE Robots and Artificial Intelligence for Good' contest aims to encourage innovation in health, education and social...
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A new robot that massages people's faces is unveiled in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - 9 October, 2007
1. Mid of man receiving facial massage by robot
2. Close of robot massaging man's neck
3. Wide of team demonstrating robot
4. Close of robot
5. Mid of man lying on table
6. SOUNDBITE: (japanese) Hiroyuki...
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Domestic goddess robots at China Tech Fair
Shenzhen - 18 November 2010
1. Female robot's face, pull focus to another robot face in foreground
2. Man pointing to robot's lips
3. Female robot talking and blinking
4. Close up of robot's eye moving
5. Robot chest, pull focus to...
Bloomberg
Kickstart Your Way to the Moon
Nov. 20 -- A British consortium called Lunar Mission One says it plans to land a robotic probe on the moon by 2024. They plan on funding it using donations from the public, with some of the funds coming from a Kickstarter...
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6-month-old learns to drive
HEADLINE: 6-month-old learns to drive
CAPTION: Researchers believe a robot holds the promise of opening up new horizons for disabled infants, especially those with orthopedic problems or muscular dystrophy. Wheeled robots could enable...
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High-capacity disk formats, cycling robot, ring phone handset on show at CEATEC
Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, Japan - 4 October 2005
1. Pan shot of venue of CEATEC 2005
2. Various shots of Toshiba booth and HD-DVD signs
3. Various shots of HD-DVD disks and devices
5. Pan down of the screen showing Paramount...
Bloomberg
What Are the Risks of Relying on Machines, Automation?
Sept. 29 -- Author Nicholas Carr discusses his book The Glass Cage: Automation and Us on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Meet Amazons New Robot Army Shipping Out Your Products
Dec. 1 -- Amazon Senior Vice President Worldwide Operations Dave Clark discusses the companys army of Kiva robots that help box and ship products. He speaks on Bloomberg West. (Source: Bloomberg)
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How Amazons Robot Army Are Helping It Cash In
Dec. 1 -- Bloomberg's Cory Johnson reports on Amazons use of robots in its warehouses. He speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Robots win prizes for Indonesian students
Bandung, Indonesia - 18 May, 2011
1. Wide of robot moving in laboratory
2. Wide of robot approaching cabinet
3. Close of robot picking up plate of plastic pellets
4. Mid of robot placing plate on table
5. Wide of robot returning to...
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Inside an elite school for boys in Tehran
AP Television
Tehran, 26th April 2009
1. Wide of students in school playground
2. Students walking in to school physics laboratory
3. Close-up of student watching a physics test with a pendulum moving and being stopped by magnetic...
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Humanoid robot reacts to touch and sound
1. Close-up of head of Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2)
2. Man sitting next to CB2, man rubs CB2's tummy, CB2 nods its head and kicks its legs
3. Man touching CB2's head
4. Close-up of man
5. CB2 rolling around on floor as it...
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Smart technology revolutionising medical treatment
Camera glasses to help the visually impaired and robotic legs are just some of the inventions on show at a medical exhibition in Taiwan.
The gadgets have been designed to make life easier for both doctors and patients.
The latest...
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School teacher uses robot to encourage children to say daily prayers
An Iranian schoolteacher has come up with an innovative way of encouraging young children to say their daily prayers by inventing a praying robot.
27-year old Akbar Rezaie, who teaches the Quran at the Alborz elementary school in...
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When it comes to teaching robots to follow commands, it may be easier to let them think for themselves.
HEADLINE:Autonomous helicopters close to reality
CAPTION: When it comes to teaching robots to follow commands, it may be easier to let them think for themselves. (Dec. 26)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
When it comes to teaching robots to...
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Robot massages away back pain
Las Vegas Nevada - January 8, 2013
1. Close-up, Whee Me robot
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Janay Oakland, Whee Me representative.
"We are showing off the Whee Me. It is a massaging robot that actually stays on your back with sensors. So if...
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New robot could be used to assess nuclear plant
A new robot is being developed in Japan that could help officials determine the level of damage caused to the three melted reactors in Fukushima and assist in its decommissioning.
The nuclear reactor suffered a meltdown in 2011 caused by...
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WRAP NASA scientists discuss debris seen at shuttle launch
1. Medium shot of mission control
2. Various sensor images of exterior of shuttle
3. Medium shot of mission control (UPSOUND: (English) "I got you Babe" song playing to wake up crew)
4. STILL: Discovery astronauts pre-launch group...
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International relationships flourish at Tehran robotics event
New international relationships are flourishing on the pitch at a soccer-playing robotics event in Tehran.
This year, the RoboCup Iran Open is welcoming an unprecedented number of foreign teams, which organisers link to a relative...
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Mars mission controller comments on upcoming rover mission
1. Various animations of robotic exploration vehicle on Mars
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Orlando Figeroa, Director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA:
"We know that here on Earth wherever there is water, an source of energy, and basic...
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The latest personal mobility device is being tested in Japan
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - July 23, 2013
1. Wide of people riding "Winglet" (personal mobility robot) coming out of elevator
2. Close of wheels on moving "Winglet"
3. Wide of Kenichi Ichihara, Mayor of Tsukuba City,...
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:ENT5-JAPAN TOYS
Japanese/Nat
Title: ROBOTIC PETS
Date: 17TH MARCH 2000
Location: TOKYO
Man's best friend is his...electronic pet.
First there were robot dogs, then robot cats, and now Japan's third-largest toymaker is betting that the craze for...