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Monkey's Thoughts Make Robot Walk 146

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 16, 2008 @09:42PM from the surrender-now dept.

geekbits writes "For all those who have at one time or another been too lazy to get up off the couch and go to the fridge and get a beer, heat up some pizza, or change the channel when the remote is missing, we may be one step closer to being able to keep our tushes parked just a little while longer. There may also be some slightly more noble implications here. According to an article in The New York Times, in an experiment at Duke University, a 12-pound, 32-inch monkey made a 200-pound, 5-foot humanoid robot walk on a treadmill using only her brain activity. She was in North Carolina, and the robot was in Japan."

Submission + - China pressuring US for cheap green-technologies (wsj.com)

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Trintech

on Wednesday December 05, 2007 @06:43PM

Trintech writes: "At a U.N. conference on climate change, China is asking developed nations like the US to offer cutting-edge renewable technology to poor developing countries at a reduced price. American companies though are not receptive to selling their technologies at a reduced price and also worry that countries like China will not respect the intellectual-property rights of their technologies. China argues that this is for the public good and will help combat climate change."

Submission + - BBFC says violence not caused by video games (gamesindustry.biz)

Submitted by Trintech on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @08:16AM

Trintech writes: In the ongoing case against Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 in the UK, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has admitted that there's nothing to suggest that video games should be linked to anti-social and violent behavior.

"The board's position is that there is insufficient evidence to prove, as a fact, there is a causal connection between violent games and behavioural harm," says Andrew Calderott, Director of the BBFC.

Submission + - Daylight-saving time: IT on lookout for glitches

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coondoggie

on Monday March 12, 2007 @11:46AM

coondoggie writes: "Scott Metzger wasn't taking any chances when it came to the earlier than usual daylight-saving shift that happened on Sunday, but even with extra staff on hand and system changes completed a week ago, he's not resting easy until he sees how things play out over the next few days. "It is too early to tell if there are ... issues on the horizon, especially since we send and get data to and from a large number of third party sources," says Metzger, CTO at consumer credit management firm TrueCredit in San Luis Obispo, Calif. "While we have been told they are all on schedule with their updates, only time will tell." A survey of a handful of IT managers on Sunday showed that most have feelings similar to Metzger's. While changes generally went smoothly, IT executives say they are remaining vigilant over the next few days as they watch for issues related to the daylight-saving shift. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/031207-dayli ght-savings.html"

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