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World’s First Soft, Flexible Touch Sensor For Robots from Touchence

By DigInfo TV - [19/7/2011 - 06:38] - 1 - Robot

Shokkaku Cube is the world’s first soft, flexible touch sensor. It has been designed to be used in robots and was developed by Touchence, a Tokyo University venture. It has a soft foam covering and can detect changes in three dim[...]

World’s First Soft, Flexible Touch Sensor For Robots from Touchence

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Robotech 2011] Omron develop a new SSM (Smart Sensing Module) to reduce power consumption in factories

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/7/2011 - 02:12] - 0 - Healthcare

Here you are one of Omron’s finest new projects with Smart Sensing Modules or SSM that help the company to reduce up to 25% its power consumption. Used at Omron Semiconductor factory in Yasu Shiga, these new SSMs help the company to be[...]

Robotech 2011] Omron develop a new SSM (Smart Sensing Module) to reduce power consumption in factories

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[Robotech 2011] Omron demonstrate a new Indoor Environment Monitor with remote app control

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/7/2011 - 01:58] - 0 - Healthcare

Omron demonstrate at Robotech 2011, a new working concept that will help people to remotely check house environment to prevent heat strokes and other illness due to high temperature. Thanks to a unique Room Environment Sensor connected[...]

[Robotech 2011] Omron demonstrate a new Indoor Environment Monitor with remote app control

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[Robotech 2011] Professor Sawada’s Talking Robot

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/7/2011 - 01:31] - 2 - Robot

Today at Robotech 2011, Professor Sawada from Kagawa University in Japan demonstrates its talking robot, a robot capable to mimic and reproduce the natural human speech. Thanks to a clever set of different elements that duplicate human[...]

[Robotech 2011] Professor Sawada’s Talking Robot

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When Anime and automotive industry meet

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/5/2007 - 07:37] - 2 - Misc

A little off topic news right now ! Yesterday, Nissan announced the launch of their latest SUV in Japan: the Dualis but the star of the event was mots probably KAWAMORI SHOJI, creator of the Macross and Robotech mangas but also the Abi[...]