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Friday, February 28, 2014

Video: World's top robots compete in international event.

Video: World's top robots compete in international event.

WorldWide tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Humanoids from the United States, China, Japan and Korea compete in a ''robot olympics'' of sorts, aimed at testing their ability to handle disaster relief.

Robots battle it out in Miami in a fierce two-day "robot olympics" of sorts. Top robot makers from around the world are showcasing their advanced humanoids in what is known as the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

A total of seventeen teams from the United States, China, Japan and Korea are participating in the two-day trials. They're aimed at awarding the gold to the robot that bests deals with disaster response. Organizers have put their robots through rigorous training in order to face the challenge. NASA's Robonaut was part of the U.S. team, and team leaders - like Kimberly Hambuchen - were happy with the outcome.

KIMBERLY HAMBUCHEN, TEAM LEADER FOR HUMANOID ROBOT INTERFACE, SAYING: "We were able to create this humanoid robot that can go into places where humans can go. If humans can go there, this robot can go there and that's good for, not only this competition where we want to put the robot into a disaster response situation, but also for NASA, in general, because we send humans into outer space and we would like to be able to send robots that don't need any specialization."

The event is open to the public, and organizers hope audiences gain a new awareness of the current affairs surrounding robotics, and their interaction with humankind in the future.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition on Amazon store:

Monday, January 6, 2014

Japan: NTT Docomo to announce the SONY Xperia Z1 Mini (f) in October 10.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

NTT Docomo Japan carrier is going to announce the SONY Xperia Z1 Mini (f) in October 10. The specifications of the device are:

Xperia Z1 f SO-02F

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 2.2Ghz Quad-Core
4.3 inches HD (1280x720) TRILUMINOS
2GB of RAM
Storage capacity of 32GB
IP58 waterproof and dustproof
127x64.9x9.4mm
Android 4.2.2 JellyBean

The color variations are four colors of black, white, pink, lime. Received for women also seems to be good at coloring vivid.

Not clear if it will come with the same 20.7 mpxls camera as the Xperia Z1 big brother.

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Video: Kirobo from Japan is now in the International Space Station, but he is an astronaut robot.

Kirobo from Japan is now in the International Space Station, but he is an astronaut robot.

"Mr. Wakata, are you not here yet? I really want to see you soon," the pint-sized android said in a message released by its project team in Japan Wednesday.

The wide-eyed and bootie-wearing "Kirobo" -- roughly the size of a chihuahua -- left Earth on a cargo-carrying rocket and reached the space station on August 10.

"Good morning to every one of you people on Earth. I am robot astronaut Kirobo. I am the world's first talking robot astronaut. Nice to meet you," the automaton said in Japanese.

Wakata along with Mikhail Tyurin of Russia and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio will be aboard the Soyuz-FG rocket which will set off from Kazakhstan at 0414 GMT Thursday for a six-hour journey to the ISS.

Kirobo, which stands just 34 centimetres (13.4 inches) tall and weighs about one kilogram (2.2 pounds), is programmed to communicate in Japanese and keep records of its conversations with Wakata, the first Japanese astronaut to command the ISS.

"My dream is to see human beings and robots live together as friends," the robot added. "I will talk to you a lot from space so please listen to my chats."

The humanoid was created jointly by advertising firm Dentsu, the University of Tokyo, robot developer Robo Garage and Toyota.

The robot is part of a study aimed at seeing how a non-human companion can provide emotional support for people isolated over long periods.

Monday, November 4, 2013

LTE: Japan: SoftBank Mobile Selects Ericsson's Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Japan's SoftBank Mobile has selected Ericsson to provide and integrate its end-to-end network solution for voice over LTE (VoLTE). With VoLTE as a basis, consumers will get HD voice and video calling alongside other telephony services, while using simultaneous LTE data services on LTE smartphones.

The VoLTE infrastructure will also enable additional new enriched communication services, and will serve as the basis for SoftBank's future network virtualization plans and Telecom Cloud introduction.

Ericsson is upgrading SoftBank Mobile's existing mobile core network (Ericsson Mobile Softswitch Solution and Evolved Packet Core) with a complete IMS core, which includes the Multimedia Telephony Application Server (MTAS). SoftBank Mobile's Ericsson-based LTE network is also being upgraded with new VoLTE software.

Until nationwide LTE coverage is deployed, seamless handover of ongoing voice calls from LTE to WCDMA is needed to ensure uninterrupted voice services as the user moves out of LTE coverage. Ericsson will also deploy this end-to-end network handover functionality, SRVCC (Single Radio Voice Call Continuity).