Weekly Roundup
Friday, March 9th, 2007Hello Readers,
Robot Living is starting a new feature called Weekly Roundup. Every Friday we will post the most interesting robot stories of the past week. We hope you enjoy it.
On to the first Weekly Roundup!
Roundup 1
South Korea to Launch The Robot Ethics Charter
The biggest news this week is that South Korea is putting together a Robotic Ethics Charter. A five-person team, including a science fiction writer, will establish guidelines regarding human interaction with robots. The final draft of the charter will be announced some time in April. (Source BBC) Link.
Japanese researchers have developed a mini medical robot.
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This beetle like robot sends data through a thin wire, although researchers hope to create a wireless model. The robot is inserted through an incision and could possibly deliver drugs or take pictures. Anyone remember a cartoon called Fantastic Voyage about the Combined Miniature Defense Force? This shrunken force was often used stop communist plots or inserted into people to solve medical mysteries!AFP Photo: Japan’s Ritsumeikan University researchers unveil a prototype model of the micro medical robot, measuring 1cm. (Source Yahoo News) Link. |
Show Upstaged By Robot
The Japanese festival, Japan! Culture and Hyperculture, at the Kennedy Center had its opening show stolen by a robot. The robot played Louis Armstrong’s hit “What a Wonderful World,” as Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser announced the upcoming season.
“Everybody’s talking about the robots,” Kaiser said after his announcement. “We spent four years putting this season together, and it was upstaged by a robot.”
(Source Yahoo News) Link.
Stair Climbing Robot
Waseda University in Tokyo unveiled its latest version of a stair climbing robot. Follow the link for a cool video.
(Source Engadget) Link.
