[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/hpi-g-dog-dog-robot.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uZ-JcBAcwkendofvid [starttext]It does just about everything a real dog does, except fetch and poop![endtext]

HPI G-Dog - Dog robot!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/amphibious-snake-robot-acm-r5.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8j0jNxMeSQendofvid [starttext]Tokyo Institute of Technology Amphibious snake robot "ACM-R5". Yes, that means underwater folks![endtext]

Amphibious snake robot - ACM-R5!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/flexible-body-armor-offers-unique.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQJV3Oc6Cwendofvid [starttext]Scientists in the UK are working with a shock absorbing polymer to see if its unique properties can be further adapted for both the battlefield and the soccer field.endofvid. [starttext]

Flexible Body Armor Offers Unique Protection!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/robots-to-extinguish-fires-near-nuclear.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Dcd1SGwWYendofvid [starttext]
Innovative technology used for extinguishing fires from EMERCOM of Russia has been delivered to Sarov, where Russia's Sarov nuclear research facility is located.

EL-4 and EL-10 mobile robots were designed for reconnoitering, monitoring and extinguishing fires as well as removing obstructions to access the areas with fires during man-made accidents.

Another two MRK-RP robots were designed for reconnoitering via a television system, transporting and conducting operations to isolate fires and detect fires.

The LUF-60 mobile firefighting support unit will enable the firefighters to extinguish fires in those extremely dangerous areas that cannot be accessed by people. Apart from this, the unit can disperse smoke and ventilate the premises.[endtext]

Robots to extinguish fires near nuclear research facility in Sarov!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/slimy-fashion-rowing-forces-and-musical.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY--xDvB_4gendofvid [starttext] In this month's New Scientist TV, find out how we might soon be growing our own clothes, discover how maths could help rowers be first over the finish line, and hear what happens when a choir sings its own genome.[endtext]

Slimy fashion, rowing forces and musical genes!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/nao-robot-that-expresses-and-detects.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2STTNYNF4lkendofvid [starttext]Nao is able to detect human emotions through a series of non-verbal “clues”, such as body-language and facial expressions, and becomes more adept at reading a person’s mood through prolonged interaction. "We're modelling the first years of life," said Lola CaƱamero, a computer scientist at the University of Hertfordshire who led the project to create Nao's emotions. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7934318/Nao-the-robot-that-expresses-and-detects-emotions.html [endtext]

Nao: the robot that expresses and detects emotions!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/08/animated-walking.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGcfOm8eQR4endofvid [starttext]A new way of animating two-legged characters without the need for motion capture. [endtext]

Animated walking!

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