Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate
A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide rollout.
Robotics
Feb 27, 2013
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Taiwan taekwondo fighter disqualified over 'sensor' socks
Taiwan taekwondo fighter Yang Shu-Chun was disqualified from the Asian Games after being accused of wearing extra sensors inside her socks to score more points.
Other
Nov 17, 2010
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Bird brains follow the beat: Capacity to move in time with music may be connected with ability to learn speech
Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory stimuli. But is this ability to move in time ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2012
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'Nanofiber' project aims to turn clothes into generators
Need juice for a dying iPod? You may soon be able to plug the gadget into a shirt, dance the electric slide and be good to go.
Nanomaterials
May 20, 2010
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Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons, finds new study
Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons or appendages, soft-bodied invertebrates like sea slugs ruled the seas. A new study finds parallels between the brain ...
Evolution
Apr 26, 2023
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Primates too can move in unison
Japanese researchers show for the first time that primates modify their body movements to be in tune with others, just like humans do. Humans unconsciously modify their movements to be in synchrony with their peers. For example, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2013
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Body language books get it wrong: The truth about reading nonverbal cues
Most of us have heard the one about if you cross your arms over your chest you're feeling defensive or if you're fiddling with your hair while talking you feel nervous—but is there really any truth to some of these body ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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Study first to explore 'walking' sharks on the move in early life stages
A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of a first-of-its-kind study by Florida Atlantic University and collaborators in Australia. Researchers investigated how walking and ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2022
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Going through the political motions: The role of body language in opinion formation
A new research project analyses the importance of body motion in the formation of individual opinions about politicians. The aim of the project, which is funded by the FWF, is to identify movement patterns that play a key ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2013
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Teaching robots to identify human activities
(PhysOrg.com) -- If we someday live in "smart houses" or have personal robots to help around the home and office, they will need to be aware of what humans are doing. You don't remind grandpa to take his arthritis pills if ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 19, 2011
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