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1. Nissan copies fish schools to avoid robot collision

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   ... called Ceatec Japan 2009. Of course, the ultimate idea is to have real cars without drivers on real roads, but we guess that's a long way off yet - it's a long and winding road that will eventually come. ...

2. Endeavour crew checks heat shield

   (Space/Space Features)

   ... to complete construction of Japan's Kibo laboratory. The new component will allow International Space Station (ISS) experiments to be exposed to space.  ...

3. Panasonic creates a robotic drug dealer

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   Japanese giant Panasonic has created a robot that will dole out drugs to patients and that's set to happen very soon.Japanese giant Panasonic has created a robot that will dole out drugs to patients and ...

4. Robot shows human emotions

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Waseda, Japan - They really do like their robots in Japan. Now, it seems, they want their robots to like them back. Researchers at Waseda University claim they have developed a humanoid robot which can ...

5. Robot garbage cart set to hit Italian streets

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... later this year, and local authorities around the world have expressed interest in the device, including in gadget-loving Japan.  ...

6. Japanese invent robot that can cry

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   In a bid to portray robots as more than just cold, expressionless automata, boffins in Japan have come up with a cunning plan.In a bid to portray robots as more than just cold, expressionless automata, ...

7. Research may help robots walk on water

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Self-cleaning fabrics and micro-robots that walk on water are just a little closer to reality, thanks to new research into super hydrophobia from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Japan's ...

8. Chemical gel walks like a worm

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   A Japanese robotics lab has created a chemical gel that can crawl around like an inchworm.TOKYO - A Japanese robotics lab has created a chemical gel that can crawl around like an inchworm. Shingo Maeda ...

9. Honda controls robot with human thought

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   ... version of Asimo the robot, which responds to those thought-commands. Tokyo (Japan) - Honda Motor Company has announced a new development in robotic control -- a brain machine interface (BMI). A computerized ...

10. Walking, talking, female robot playing to Japan right now

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    ... has change into hard reality. Boffins at the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have created an android-like robot with amazing life-like abilities. EXTRA: VIDEOS ...

11. Honda shows off … a walking assistant?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... that puts extra muscles around your legs. Tokyo (Japan) – Honda today unveiled what some may consider, at least at first sight, as the ultimate anti-workout tool – a walking assist device with a dedicated ...

12. Homeless man wants to be the "best game designer ever"

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... he discovered that Pocket Dungeon is the name of a Playstation game in Japan, so he changed the title to The Fire Mage, and even came up with a backup in the event that this name is also taken: The Fire ...

13. Cyberdyne exoskeleton suit enters mass production

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      Imagine effortlessly walking up stairs while carrying a hundred pounds.  Well you don’t have to imagine anymore because a Japanese company will start leasing a powered exoskeleton that will amplify ...

14. Europe and Japan join forces on future of intelligent robots

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and held in Japan early this year, where young researchers active in cognitive sciences and robotics came together to push for a new generation of ...

15. Sega’s ‘BabeBot’ to cure loneliness in single males

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Tokyo (Japan) – We’ve all seen the lovable Sony Aibo robot and the wacky RoboSapien by Wow Wee Toys, but Sega Toys is touting a new robot that can provide loving attention to single males.  The SEGA ...

16. ESA opens astronaut application process

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Porz-Wahn (Germany), Houston, Star City (near Moscow, Russia), Tsukuba (Japan) and Montreal (Canada). This is ESA’s first astronaut selection campaign since 1992.  ...

17. Honda’s Asimo robots learn to interact

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Honda has upgraded its “humanoid” robot to allow Asimo to interact with other robots and humans. Tokyo (Japan) – Honda has upgraded its “humanoid” robot to allow Asimo to ...

18. Japanese company to sell biped robot based on MS Robotics Studio

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Tokyo (Japan) – ZMP of Japan will soon be selling a two-legged robot that runs Microsoft’s Robotics Studio.  The 5.5-pound headless bot can be controlled with an Xbox 360 controller and ...

19. Interplanetary Internet is on the way, say scientists

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... communication," he said. Cerf also talked about the state of ICANN standards, saying that by early next year he expects users in Japan, Russia, and other countries will be able to create domain addresses ...

20. MIT’s robotic maid puts away the dishes

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Roomba can roam the house, but don’t do much more than clean the floor. The project was originally funded by NASA, but is now supported by Toyota.  The aging population of Japan and most of ...

21. Solar cells could power most of your home in the future

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... solar panels annually. Company representatives said more than 200 megawatts can be squeezed out of the same panels if concentrators are used. Worldwide solar panel production is led by Japanese companies ...

22. Japan to open world's first robot shop

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    The world's first specialty robot shop will be opening in Nagoya Japan in October. The Mainichi Daily News is reporting that the "Robot Mirai Department" shop will sell 1,000 robots and robot accessories. ...

23. Brain waves make robot move

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

      Japanese automaker Honda has developed technology that uses brain signals to control a robot's moves, hoping to someday link a person's thoughts with machines in everyday life. Japanese automaker ...

24. Computer graphics software could weaken classical drawing skills

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      Gifted artists and drawers are able to pick up a pencil and sketch away a great portrait, fantasy character or even famous robots from Japanese animation. Less talented people have to attend classes ...

25. Plant cells for robot control

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... nature to robotics? This is what did researchers from Japan and U.K. who built an interface between a plant and an omnidirectional hexapod robot. Read the complete story here. (Technology Trends)  ...

26. JVC and NICT develop 8MP robotic vision system

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    JVC has partnered up with Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NIICT) to develop a newer and more compact robotic imaging system. An eight megapixel color sensor acts ...

27. Disney to acquire Pixar Animation in stock-swap

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... classical film-related workload entirely, producing much of its 2D animation through its Japanese computer animation division, and even experimenting with rendering Mickey, Goofy, and Winnie-the-Pooh in ...

28. Electronic skin features human-like touch

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... sense when something is too hot to handle or is being squeezed too hard could give robots an almost-human sense of touch. Takao Someya and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan embedded electronic ...

29. Talking robot sounds like humans

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The Takanishi Laboratory, at Waseda University, Japan, is home for many robotic projects, including a flutist I wrote about a while ago. The Takanishi Laboratory, at Waseda University, Japan, ...

30. Sega iDog music pet robot goes on sale

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Japanese Gadget Exporter AudioCubes has the new interactive Sega iDog music robot dog on sale. Japanese Gadget Exporter AudioCubes has the new interactive Sega iDog music robot dog on sale. Sega ...

31. Bluetooth flying bot creates buzz

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The latest mini flying robot has been unveiled by Seiko Epson in Japan. The latest mini flying robot has been unveiled by Seiko Epson in Japan. The micro flyer is the next version of the robot ...

32. Japan firm unveils world's lightest flying micro-robot

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Japan's Seiko Epson said Wednesday it has developed a 12-gram flying micro-robot, the world's lightest. Japan's Seiko Epson said Wednesday it has developed a 12-gram flying micro-robot, the world's ...

33. Dexterous robot conquers art of origami

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      A robot that can make delicate paper models using the ancient Japanese art of origami has been developed by a US student. A robot that can make delicate paper models using the ancient Japanese ...

34. Cell Phone Activated Robot Announced

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... about its robot technology at the upcoming Japan Robot Conference held at Osaka University on October 12th.  ...

35. Robo Cats Invade Japan

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... only be released in Japan is that tech support staffs are not yet in place anywhere else. Benchmarks are not yet available and rumors that Intel intends to sue because the cat infringes on its patents ...

36. 24X FireWire CD-RW Drive from CenDyne

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... to release a Dual Athlon Motherboard, and about a legless Japanese receptionist robot.  ...

37. IE not that important?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... aside are surprising. Yoshiko Hara of EE Times reports that, for Japanese scientists, the drive to develop humanoid robots has as much to do with Atom the boy robot than it does with practical business ...

38. Japanese intent on humanoid robots

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Yoshiko Hara of EE Times reports that, for Japanese scientists, the drive to develop humanoid robots has as much to do with Atom the boy robot than it does with practical business considerations. ...

39. EU MS cases joined?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      According to a New York Times story, the European Commission will merge two antitrust investigations into Microsoft Corp. The Japanese determination to develop commercial, humanoid robots for ...

40. Japanese robots step closer to market

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The Japanese determination to develop commercial, humanoid robots for the home is pressing onward. As stated by the Semiconductor Business News, the official debut of Intel Corp.'s Pentium 4 microprocessor ...