Toyota Partner Robot provides everyday assistance for people with disabilities
By DigInfo TV - [4/10/2012 - 10:28] - 
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Toyota has developed the Partner Robot, to provide everyday assistance for people with disabilities. This robot has a compact, cylindrical body, so it can turn round in small spaces, as well as folding arms, which can do tasks such as [...]
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Daifuku Baggage Tray System moves baggage at 600m per minute
By DigInfo TV - [26/9/2012 - 04:36] - 2 - Robot
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The Baggage Tray System (BTS) is an airport baggage handling system developed by Daifuku. Unlike a conventional conveyor belt, this system puts baggage items on trays, one at a time. The BTS achieves a top speed of 600 meters per minut[...]
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Via Daifuku
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Tokyo U reveals that Main Sugar Constituent Provides Effective Anode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries
By DigInfo TV - [25/9/2012 - 02:38] - 0 - Press Conference Science
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A research group at the Tokyo University of Science, led by Associate Professor Shinichi Komaba, has confirmed that hard carbon obtained by pyrolyzing sucrose, the main constituent of sugar, is an effective anode material for sodium io[...]
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Via Tokyo University of Science
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Gifu University demonstrates Interactive virtual anatomical model using a projector and sensors
By DigInfo TV - [24/9/2012 - 07:47] - 0 - Healthcare
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A research group at Gifu University is developing a virtual anatomical model. It is currently being used as a medical teaching resource to educate users about cerebral nerves. “This object has a sensor which detects its position [...]
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Casio Paper Writer 10.1″ Android tablet traverses the analog and digital divide
By DigInfo TV - [17/9/2012 - 08:11] - 0 - Tablet-PDA
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At the end of September, Casio will release the Paper Writer, an Android tablet developed primarily for business use, which can scan handwritten documents in one action. The case of the Paper Writer is shaped like a book cover, with sp[...]
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Via Casio
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Live2D demonstrates Interactive 3D animation of 2D images
By DigInfo TV - [25/8/2012 - 12:30] - 0 - Displays
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Live2D, developed by Cybernoids, is the world’s first drawing technology to enable 3D rendering of 2D images. This technology supports a variety of portable consoles and smartphones, and Live2D is already being utilized for games[...]
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Via Live2D
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Chiba University’s Graduate School of Engineering developped a Guitar designed for hemiplegics
By DigInfo TV - [20/8/2012 - 06:35] - 0 - Healthcare Music Instruments
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The Guitarion, being developed at Chiba University’s Graduate School of Engineering, is a guitar that can be played by hemiplegics. People with unilateral paralysis, as a result of a stroke or other reason, can play the Guitarion[...]
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Via Chiba University's Graduate School of Engineering
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ISAMISA DESIGN STUDIO presents Cap with Detachable Hairpiece
By DigInfo TV - [16/8/2012 - 09:04] - 0 - Offbeat
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The Wishing Cap sold by Isamisa Design Studio is a cap with a detachable hairpiece. “I personally have experienced hair loss due to undergoing cancer treatment. From this experience, I created this product with the goal of helpin[...]
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N.I. Teijin Shoji announces a theraputic Aquaponic indoor display
By DigInfo TV - [6/8/2012 - 10:45] - 1 - Environment Healthcare
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This aquaponics system, designed as a therapeutic indoor display has been developed by N.I. Teijin Shoji. An aquaponics system consists of a fish tank and a vegetable planter, which are connected by pipes. It utilizes the fish waste as[...]
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Bakery goods POS visual recognition system on trial in Tokyo bakery
By DigInfo TV - [31/7/2012 - 08:23] - 0 - Peripherals
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Brain Corporation has developed a system that can individually identify all kinds of baked goods on a tray, in just one second. A trial has started at a Tokyo bakery store. This technology was co-developed with the University of Hyogo.[...]
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Via Hyogo U
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Minato Medical Science demonstrates traction device for person sitting in chair
By DigInfo TV - [24/7/2012 - 08:30] - 0 - Healthcare
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SuperTrac, manufactured and marketed by Minato Medical Science, is an active automated intermittent traction device that can traction the lumbar vertebra. “Conventional traction devices have been bed designs, with the lumbar vert[...]
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Chiba University demonstrates Quadcoptors flying in formation using motion capture
By DigInfo TV - [19/7/2012 - 09:07] - 0 - Robot
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The Nonami Group at Chiba University is developing drone robots for information gathering, and the group has demonstrated four multi-rotor helicopters, flying in formation using image processing. “The cameras capture the markers,[...]
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Via Chiba University
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Outstanding Technology demonstrates Visible Light Communication devices ready for commercialization
By DigInfo TV - [16/7/2012 - 09:55] - 2 - Networking
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Outstanding Technology has developed two commercial products using visible light communication technology, using LED lights to transmit data. These are a location service for smartphones, called the Commulight System, and a visible lig[...]
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Omron MEMS thermal area sensor checks for human presence and hot food
By DigInfo TV - [13/7/2012 - 10:42] - 1 - Healthcare
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Intended for use as a human presence sensor in low power consumer devices, it can also be used for other applications such as with the camera of a smartphone. “Here is an application called the ‘Too hot to eat sensor’[...]
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Via Omron
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GT-Layout app word from Fujilim wraps text in images for greater readability on smartphones
By DigInfo TV - [10/7/2012 - 08:29] - 0 - E-book
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GT-Layout, developed by Fujifilm, rearranges the layout of text in photos making it easier to read on mobile devices. Usually, if you are trying to read from a photo of a page of a book or a flyer, you need to zoom in and scroll back a[...]
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Via Fujifilm
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NICT and Fujitsu Develop Indoor Guidance Technology for the Blind Using Ultra Wide Band Positioning, Smartphones
By DigInfo TV - [10/7/2012 - 08:22] - 0 - Gps Phones
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NICT and Fujitsu are working together to develop a real-time indoor guidance system for the blind. As GPS cannot be used to get positional data indoors, the system uses a smartphone and ultra wide band (UWB) transmission technology to [...]
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Via NICT
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Mahoro lab android automates dangerous lab work
By DigInfo TV - [6/7/2012 - 08:26] - 0 - Robot
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Mahoro, co-developed by AIST and Yaskawa, is a general-purpose android for automating lab work that previously had to be done manually. The robot can do tasks, such as dispensing and culturing, faster and more precisely than people. So[...]
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Via Yaskawa
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Casio’s PicapiCamera iPhone app is the world’s first to use visible light communication technology
By DigInfo TV - [26/6/2012 - 08:43] - 1 - Phones Software
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PicapiCamera, developed by Casio, is the world’s first iPhone app which uses visible light communication technology. To send and receive data via the app, the message to be sent is encoded using red, green and blue flashing light[...]
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Via Casio
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Kokusai Kogyo developped AR app that visualizes water height in the event of a tsunami
By DigInfo TV - [25/6/2012 - 08:49] - 0 - Storage
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Kokusai Kogyo is developing a disaster prevention AR application the can visualize the depth of water in the event of a tsunami or flooding. With this prototype, the water level five meters ahead is superimposed on the view from the ca[...]
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Via Kokusai Kogyo
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[Update] Mixed Reality system from Canon fuses real and virtual worlds, on sale in July 2012
By DigInfo TV - [25/6/2012 - 08:42] - 0 - Software
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In late July 2012, Canon will release a Mixed Reality system, immersing users in an interactive environment containing a combination of physical and virtual objects. Canon has developed a special-purpose head-mount display and software[...]
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Instantaneous Deodorizer by Kanto Gakuin University, Useful for Diaper Changing
By DigInfo TV - [20/6/2012 - 08:44] - 0 - Healthcare
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In an industrial-academic project with a chemical engineering research group at Kanto Gakuin University, Ando has developed Nurscal, a system for removing the odor that arises when changing diapers. “This system uses activated ch[...]
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NICT presents the Daedalus a New Cyber-attack alert system
By DigInfo TV - [20/6/2012 - 08:38] - 3 - Security Software
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NICT has developed Daedalus, a cyber-attack alert system. Daedalus renders attacks on networks visible in real time. The sphere in the center represents the Internet, and the circles moving around it represent networks under observatio[...]
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Via NICT
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