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Robot table tennis and smart makeovers at tech trade show
LEAD IN: Whether it's a hard-fought game of table tennis or a smart make-up session, humans are interacting with robots like never before at Japan's CEATEC trade show.The annual tech fest is expecting to welcome 150,000 visitors this...
Bloomberg
This Bike Lets You Ride on Water
Jan.06 -- At CES in Las Vegas, a New Zealand company is showing off a new way to get moving on water. The Manta5 Hydrofoiler XE-1 is a bike with an electric engine that lets the user pedal around on water.
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This Is Amazon's $1,000 Home Robot 'Astro'
Sep.30 -- Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a home robot called Astro, a screen on wheels that works with the company’s Alexa voice software. It can autonomously patrol the home and respond to voice commands, and will cost $1,000 for...
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Robotic arm activity on ISS
1. Wide shot ISS Mission Control Centre
2. Graphic of ISS
3. ISS with robot arm
4. Earth's surface
NASA officials planned for space shuttle Endeavour to head for home on Sunday, a day after the engineers finally revived a backup...
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Scientists unveil prototype firefighting robot
US Navy scientists unveiled details of a prototype firefighting robot on Wednesday that researchers say could one day help diagnose and prevent safety hazards at sea.
In a demonstration video, the robot is seen walking, albeit slowly,...
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Robot companions for kids and the elderly
LEAD IN:Could robots take over entertaining children and looking after the elderly? Some of the technology on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing has given a glimpse into the future of a robotic world. STORY-LINE:A little...
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Innovation of show at World Robot Conference
LEAD IN: The World Robot Conference is underway in Beijing highlighting the latest innovation in mechanical beings. Exhibitors are displaying robots capable of manufacturing, dancing, playing sports and even carrying out life saving...
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Great Lakes Exhibition in Cleveland, OH
Title card: "Great Lakes Fair" / Aerial views of the exhibitions buildings / Dignitaries speak, lauding the fair / Women hold a ribbon; a view of a crowd of hundreds / Margaret Bacon cuts the ribbon and numerous others follow / VS the...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A robot umpire in Hollywood
Title card: "Baseball - This Umpire IS always right!" / The mechanical gear of Garco, the robot umpire that raises and lowers his arm / VS a look at his head, rotating eyes, and a Plexiglas 'skull' / Robot voice SOT, "Ok, men let's go" /...
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China Supports "Little Giants" Amid Tech War With U.S.
Companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have been dominating China's technology industry for the last decade. But now "little giants" are on the rise. The government is providing special support to thousands...
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Hi-tech robots could revolutionise farming
AP Television
Salinas, California - 23 May 2013
1. Pan across researcher following "Lettuce Bot" thinning lettuce field
2. Tracking shot of feet, as researcher walks in field behind robot
3. Wide of "Lettuce Bot" being pulled by...
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A kitchen robot made by technology professors has made its debut at Tokyo University
HEADLINE: Household robot premiers in Tokyo (household-robot)
CAPTION: A kitchen robot made by technology professors has made its debut at Tokyo University. (Feb. 28)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:pan from people watching robot through...
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Robotics lab researches a robot powered by fuel such as dead insects and rotten apple
1. CS small robots on floor collide
2. MS student with small robots
3. CS small robot driving and turning
4. MWS small robot driving and turning
5. CS small robot on desktop, pan to second robot unit
7. CS two toy robots on shelf
8. CS...
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JAPAN: IBM'S NEW ROBOT CREATION "PONG" UNVEILED
English/Nat
Meet "Pong", IBM's very expressive robot.
IBM unveiled their latest creation, a robot that can smile, be sad and make funny faces at the IBM Exhibition 2000 in Tokyo.
Pong is part of IBM's Blue Eyes project which is...
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Robot machines transform South African HIV care
LEAD-IN: Robotics are set to transform the delivery of HIV therapies to patients in South Africa.A series of ATM pharmacy dispensers are being rolled out in key locations, making it easier and quicker for patients to collect their...
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ABB India Sees High Demand for Energy-Efficient Products
Sep.02 -- Sanjeev Sharma, managing director of India at the local unit of Swiss industrial engineering firm ABB Group, explains how the company is contributing to India's clean energy transition. Recently, the Indian government announced...
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Robot machines transform South African HIV care
SOUTH AFRICA ATMS SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4.34SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionJohannesburg, South Africa - 15 July 20161....
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A robotic pharmacist is unveiled in Thailand
Bangkok - 11 March, 2008
1. Wide of exterior of pharmacies
2. Mid of medicine on pharmacy's shelves, shot through glass window
3. Mid of a pharmacist working behind counter, shot through sliding door
4. Close of pills being poured onto...
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Mobileye Challenges Paris Traffic in Driverless Car Test
Intel's Mobileye is putting its robotaxis to the test in Paris traffic as it tries to convince regulators and the public of the technology's benefits. Mobileye is working with Paris metro operator RATP to let employees of Galaries...
Bloomberg
This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
Dec.02 -- At MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.
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Flying fairies, furbys and tablets - the top toys for Christmas 2013
Flying fairies, a Furby that works with an iPad, and a Monopoly set that let's you buy and sell multinational brands like Coca-Cola, are among the top toys for this Christmas.
That's according to Dream Toys, which has just published...
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Astronaut in space robotically moves object on earth for first time ++VIDEO EXCLUSIVE ++
NTH SPACE ROBOTICS SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/ NASA RESTRICTIONS: TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.55SHOTLIST++AP TELEVISION VIDEO EXCLUSIVE++AP TELEVISIONNoordwijk , Netherlands, June 3, 20151. Close up and pan from arm moving joystick to...
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Using robots to discover how predators and their prey evolved
20 MAY 2009, Poughkeepsie, NY
1. Wide pan of Vassar College Campus in Poughkeepsie, NY
2. Pan female Vassar student placing robot "fish" in tank filled with water
3. Wide shot of Vassar professor talking to students gathered around...
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Researchers have created a baby bot in the hope that it'll lead to an intelligent robots that can live with humans. The tiny androids are also being tested to help scientists understand more about the early stages of child development.
HEADLINE: Japan births robot child
CAPTION: Researchers have created a baby bot in the hope that it'll lead to an intelligent robots that can live with humans. The tiny androids are also being tested to help scientists understand more...