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MIT is really taking its robotics program to a whole new level with its “MDS” platform, which stands for Mobile, Dexterous and Social. The flagship bot so far is Nexi, who certainly fits the bill, albeit with an extra dab of creepy. The bot stands on a Segway-esque wheel base, has articulated arms and hands, and can convey a wide range of emotion with that pasty white face. Nexi has a computer on board to manage sensors and instinctual responses, while it offloads the heavy duty AI work to a stationary computer over the network. MIT’s eventual goal is to have Nexi and others participate in Socially Situated Robot Learning — observing and interacting with humans to figure out how best to integrate with them. Don’t worry Nexi, we like you for you. Video is after the break.

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Volkswagen¡¯s catchphrase for its recent cable TV commercials in Korea is ¡°The Original German.¡± The ads showing the production process for popular models including the Golf, Phaeton and Touareg emphasize the brand¡¯s traditional German heritage. But just how German is Volkswagen?

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The Reserve Bank’s interest rates warning has continued to send shock waves through the market today, with the retailers tumbling

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Japan has been leading as the front runner of technology for many years.  Especially when it comes to cars, Japan has the leading competitive edge compared to other car makers.  In ge…

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Although other countries have deployed gun-toting robots and there’s no shortage of companies trying to develop weaponized bots for Uncle Sam, it looks like the first test of actual killer robots in battle has ended in a whimper: the Army’s TALON SWORD gunbots, are headed home, after being plagued with control issues. Yeah, that’s right — control issues. Apparently it was too hard to prevent the Army’s gun-equipped robot from moving its gun “when it was not intended to move.” Reassuring, no? The Army doesn’t sound too enthused about another go-round, saying, “once you’ve done something that’s really bad, it can take 10 or 20 years to try it again.” Ouch. On the plus side, at least that’s 20 more years before we’re all put to work in the mines, no?

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Consumer-product maker Newell Rubbermaid on Tuesday said it has completed the acquisition of Aprica Childcare Institute Aprica Kassai Inc., a Japanese maker of strollers, car seats and other children’s products.

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Sony Computer Entertainment America reassure gamers in North America that the same decision won’t be happening any time soon for the region. Though as a spokesperson says, “eventually servers for older titles may be shut down due to …

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Tech Stocks Lift US Indexes, Trade Deficit Up 123Jump.com, FL -Apr 10, 2008 Circuit City Stores, Inc electronics gadgets retailer said sales in fourth quarter ended February 29, 2008 decreased 7.7% to $3.65 billion from $3.95 …

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Don’t read too much into someone winking at you in Japan - a researcher says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye

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