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Singaporeans compete to produce self - navigating robot
Singapore, September 21, 2008
1. Wide exterior shot of Republic Polytechnic
2. Medium exterior shot of venue
3. Wide shot of man taking photo of a robot
4. Close up shot of a 'Twin Retort' robot
5. Medium shot of a young boy controlling...
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CHINA: BEIJING: INTERNATIONAL INVENTION EXHIBITION
Mandarin/Nat
Many Chinese may not know they need a multi-purpose escape-vest with attached steel cable for jumping safely from high buildings.
But this is just one invention which some inventors are pushing at an exhibition which ...
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Robots compete at South Korea's annual competition
1. Entrance to 'Robot Contest 2006'
2. Various of robots kicking a ball
3. Robot falling down and picking itself back up
4. Various of robot playing football
5. Spectators on-looking shot of spectators
6. Close up of computer screen, man...
Curated Video
Robots Battle on Soccer Field
Programme version only
HEADLINE:Robots battle it out on soccer field
CAPTION: The Australian football team may have been found a little wanting when playing in last year's World Cup, but when it comes to the robotic version of the event,...
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Honda's humanoid robot ASIMO conducts autonomous conversations
1. Honda's humanoid robot Asimo walking towards audience, Asimo bowing UPSOUND (Japanese) "I'm Asimo. Welcome to the Miraikan"; Asimo shaking his arms in excitement UPSOUND (Japanese) "The summer holiday season is coming."
2. Close of...
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Humanoid robot conducts wedding ceremony
A humanoid robot conducted a wedding ceremony in Tokyo on Sunday - a world first, according to the manufacturer of the "I-Fairy," a four-foot (1.2 metre) tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails.
Kokoro Co. said it was...
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Exhibition conjures up images of the future
1. Pan of House of Future in Budapest's Millennium Park
2. Mid of performance artist 'scientist'
3. Wide of two boys sitting in green box studio
4. Various shots of monitor of boys in studio
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Balint Magyar,...
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USA/SPACE: US SHUTTLE DISCOVERY HUBBLE TELESCOPE MISSION UPDATE
English/Nat
Spacewalking "Discovery" astronauts have started repairing the tattered thermal insulation on the Hubble telescope.
In addition to the repairs they are also equipping the Hubble telescope with new electronics.
There wasn't...
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Competition to make robots for Mars mission
1. Wide shot of competition arena
2. Wide shot of robot walking
3. Mid shot of robot on table
4. Mid shot of robot competing
5. Close up of robot competing
6. Mid shot of judges
7. Close up of robot walking
8. Close up of judge...
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Latest toys which are predicted to be favourites in the US for Christmas 2006
1. Mid shot girl with pom-poms dancing along to music, "Bella Cheerleaders," priced at $24.99
2. Mid shot girl standing in front of TV, imitating cheerleaders on screen
3. Mid shot game, "Magtastik," starter set priced at $29.99
4. Pull...
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Brazilians prepare for carnival
1. Various of Carnival parade rehearsal
2. People practising moving as robots
3. Drummers playing following director's hand motions
4. Scantily clad dancer in carnival outfit dancing in front of drummers
5. Warehouses for main Samba...
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Japan - Robot pet
Every pet owner knows how enjoyable and comforting the companionship of a friendly pet can be. Now man's best friend has taken on a new appearance. Light sensors and miniature cameras provide vision and microphones for hearing. This...
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USA: NEW YORK: ROBOT ASSISTED HEART SURGERY
English/Nat
A sixty-seven year old man will be one of the first to undergo robot assisted heart surgery next Monday at a hospital in New York.
On Thursday, he met the robot that will operate on him -- as well as the doctors who will...
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Robots to take care of people from the cradle to the grave
Osaka - 26 November 2008
1. Wide of robot with duster
2. Wide of robot vacuuming
3 Medium of robot handing out flyers
4. Wide of robot serving a martini
5. Close up of robot arm and martini
6. Pan to entrance of the exhibition...
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JAPAN: INTERNATIONAL ROBOT EXHIBITION
Japanese/English
The annual International Robot Exhibition got underway in Japan on Tuesday.
Over 100 Corporations and research institutes from all over the world displayed their cybernetic creations.
While industrial robots set the...
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JAPAN: ROBOT THERAPY
Japanese/Nat
They say a dog is man's best friend, but it seems robots could be a child's best medicine.
A team of Japanese researchers claim the physical interaction between people and pet robots could imitate the bond between real pets...
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JAPAN: TOKYO: WORLD'S FIRST ROBOTIC SICKROOM UNVEILED
Natural Sound
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...
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)
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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...