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	<title>TFTS - Technology, Gadgets &#38; Curiosities &#187; Robotics</title>
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		<title>Sharp Cocorobo Vacuum Cleans Up, Chats With Users [The Sharp Cocorobo Takes The Roomba One Step Further By Letting It Communicate]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2012/05/08/sharp-cocorobo-vacuum-cleans-up-chats-with-users-the-sharp-cocorobo-takes-the-roomba-one-step-further-by-letting-it-communicate/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2012/05/08/sharp-cocorobo-vacuum-cleans-up-chats-with-users-the-sharp-cocorobo-takes-the-roomba-one-step-further-by-letting-it-communicate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Household Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever looked at your Roomba, deeply saddened and wishing it could actually answer you when you talk to it, then you&#8217;re in the wrong brand of semi-autonomous robot vacuum devices. And if that last sentence sounded like complete insanity to you, then brace yourself, because I meant it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korean Prison Brings Out Robot Guard [South Korean Prison Experiments With Robotic Prison Guard, Feature Set Surprisingly Limited]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2012/04/16/south-korean-prison-brings-out-robot-guard-south-korean-prison-experiments-with-robotic-prison-guard-feature-set-surprisingly-limited/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2012/04/16/south-korean-prison-brings-out-robot-guard-south-korean-prison-experiments-with-robotic-prison-guard-feature-set-surprisingly-limited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since we last had a robot story for you, folks, and of all the robots I never figured I&#8217;d see, this one has to take the taco. It&#8217;s the first ever, to date, robotic prison guard, and it&#8217;s currently being tested in, of all places, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toshiba Brings Out The Smarbo Robot Vacuum [Toshiba Looks To Take On Roomba With Its New Smarbo Vacuum]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/08/25/toshiba-brings-out-the-smarbo-robot-vacuum-toshiba-looks-to-take-on-roomba-with-its-new-smarbo-vacuum/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/08/25/toshiba-brings-out-the-smarbo-robot-vacuum-toshiba-looks-to-take-on-roomba-with-its-new-smarbo-vacuum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Household Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I admit, I&#8217;m not what you&#8217;d call a great housekeeper. Tales of robotic vacuum cleaners are to me a vague hope that one day I&#8217;ll actually be able to fully vacuum under the bed without having to contort myself into positions that would make some circus acts green with envy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robot Makes Birth Of Healthy Irish Baby Possible [Robot Conducts Minimally-Invasive Procedure So Baby Girl Can Have Healthy Birth]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/28/robot-makes-birth-of-healthy-irish-baby-possible-robot-conducts-minimally-invasive-procedure-so-baby-girl-can-have-healthy-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/28/robot-makes-birth-of-healthy-irish-baby-possible-robot-conducts-minimally-invasive-procedure-so-baby-girl-can-have-healthy-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lenahan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After miscarrying a baby boy a year ago, an Irish couple is able to have a healthy baby boy thanks to the help of a robot. Because of the precision the doctors were able to get with the help of this robot, a normally much more invasive surgery turned into a minimally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willow Garage&#8217;s PR2 Robot Finds New Success Shaving Quadriplegics [The Willow Garage PR2 Robot Learns A New Task Of Huge Benefit To Society]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/14/willow-garages-pr2-robot-finds-new-success-shaving-quadriplegics-the-willow-garage-pr2-robot-learns-a-new-task-of-huge-benefit-to-society/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/14/willow-garages-pr2-robot-finds-new-success-shaving-quadriplegics-the-willow-garage-pr2-robot-learns-a-new-task-of-huge-benefit-to-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been almost a year&#8211;ten months, roughly&#8211;since we last heard anything out of the Willow Garage PR2 robot, and man, do we have an update for you! Turns out the PR2 has discovered a purpose that&#8217;s of huge value to society: shaving quadriplegics. Whether it&#8217;s sorting socks, playing pool, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hanako 2 Robot Serves Surprising Value To Society [Hanako 2 Robot Comes With Variety Of Upgrades Over Previous Models To Provide Unexpected Value]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/06/30/hanako-2-robot-serves-surprising-value-to-society-hanako-2-robot-comes-with-variety-of-upgrades-over-previous-models-to-provide-unexpected-value/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/06/30/hanako-2-robot-serves-surprising-value-to-society-hanako-2-robot-comes-with-variety-of-upgrades-over-previous-models-to-provide-unexpected-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since we&#8217;ve last heard anything in the robotics beat, so it&#8217;s exciting to bring out word of the Hanako 2. Speaking for a moment as someone who has seen his share, and then some, of Japanese horror film, I know from where I speak when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OptoFidelity Creates Robot That Plays Angry Birds [We&#039;ve Seen Computers Play Chess And Win At Jeopardy, Now A Robot Plays Angry Birds With Unsettling Skill]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/05/09/optofidelity-creates-robot-plays/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/05/09/optofidelity-creates-robot-plays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computer/Console Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers & Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks & Tablets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that Angry Birds is something of a big deal as far as mobile gaming goes. And we all know that robots are exciting pieces of technology that accomplish great things on a regular basis. But what happens when you combine the two? You get Finnish tech company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don-8R Renders Human Panhandlers Obsolete [Don-8R Robot Collects Spare Change From Passersby, Seeks Them Out, Looks Adorable]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/04/26/don-8r-renders-human-panhandlers/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/04/26/don-8r-renders-human-panhandlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this may well represent one of the strangest things I&#8217;ve seen in the gadget beat thus far. If you&#8217;ve been walking in any major city of late, you&#8217;ve likely seen people called panhandlers out begging for coins in the street. They&#8217;ve got various tools to make themselves stand out; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Sends In 23 Robots To Help Out At Fukushima Reactor [Japanese Robots Designed To Withstand High Radiation, Operate In Tight Spaces]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/04/07/japan-sends-in-23-robots-to-help-out-at-fukushima-reactor-japanese-robots-designed-to-withstand-high-radiation-operate-in-tight-spaces/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/04/07/japan-sends-in-23-robots-to-help-out-at-fukushima-reactor-japanese-robots-designed-to-withstand-high-radiation-operate-in-tight-spaces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard a little bit about this already, but the effort is expanding. Japan&#8217;s International Rescue System Institute has dispatched a team of 23 robots geared to take over some of the most dangerous work out at the beleaguered Fukushima nuclear power plant. I don&#8217;t think anyone could forget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geminoid-DK Robot Looks Terrifyingly Real, Largely Immobile [The Geminoid-DK Robot Is Limited To Largely Shoulder And Head Movement Only, Accuracy Is Frightening]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/03/04/geminoid-dk-robot-looks-terrifyingly-real-largely-immobile-the-geminoid-dk-robot-is-limited-to-largely-shoulder-and-head-movement-only-accuracy-is-frightening/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/03/04/geminoid-dk-robot-looks-terrifyingly-real-largely-immobile-the-geminoid-dk-robot-is-limited-to-largely-shoulder-and-head-movement-only-accuracy-is-frightening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, take a good look at that pic below. Do you think I put up a picture of a robot&#8230;or the person who created it? As you take that look I requested of you, you&#8217;re probably going to be astonished to find that that&#8217;s actually the robot. Specifically, you&#8217;re looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Elfoid: Part Robot, Part Smartphone [The Elfoid Is A Pocket-Sized Robot That Retransmits Human Emotion Via Phone Call]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/03/03/the-elfoid-part-robot-part-smartphone-the-elfoid-is-a-pocket-sized-robot-that-retransmits-human-emotion-via-phone-call/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/03/03/the-elfoid-part-robot-part-smartphone-the-elfoid-is-a-pocket-sized-robot-that-retransmits-human-emotion-via-phone-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile/Cell Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One critical advantage of face to face conversation that phone calls don&#8217;t often offer is the ability to read (or attempt to, anyway; some of us are not very good at that sort of thing) body language cues in a bid to derive things like mood. But now, there&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fujitsu HOAP 2 Robot Cleans Dry Erase Boards [One of Fujitsu&#039;s New Robots Learns To Wipe A Dry Erase Board, May Do Windows Next]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/18/fujitsu-hoap-2-robot-cleans-dry-erase-boards-one-of-fujitsus-new-robots-learns-to-wipe-a-dry-erase-board-may-do-windows-next/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/18/fujitsu-hoap-2-robot-cleans-dry-erase-boards-one-of-fujitsus-new-robots-learns-to-wipe-a-dry-erase-board-may-do-windows-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Admittedly, a robot that can wipe down a dry erase board isn&#8217;t exactly overwhelming news, but the implications of this will excite where the story itself might not. This comes from the folks who only recently taught a robot to fire a bow and arrow, and it&#8217;s steadily getting less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robotic Arm First To Go Through New Streamlined FDA Approval Process [A Robotic Arm Controlled By Brain Impulses Enters FDA Via A New Streamlined Process Called &quot;Innovation Pathway]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/10/robotic-arm-first-to-go-through-new-streamlined-fda-approval-process-a-robotic-arm-controlled-by-brain-impulses-enters-fda-via-a-new-streamlined-process-called-innovation-pathway/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/10/robotic-arm-first-to-go-through-new-streamlined-fda-approval-process-a-robotic-arm-controlled-by-brain-impulses-enters-fda-via-a-new-streamlined-process-called-innovation-pathway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s long been a complaint about the FDA&#8211;in the United States, anyway&#8211;hat the approval process is just entirely too slow. And indeed, we&#8217;ve seen more than once how medications and procedures and devices that are already in use throughout Europe and Asia often take just as long to clear the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VGo Robot Serves As Schoolyard Surrogate For Ailing Texas Boy [Lyndon Baty of Knox City Attends High School Classes With A VGo Telepresence Robot]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/04/vgo-robot-serves-as-schoolyard-surrogate-for-ailing-texas-boy-lyndon-baty-of-knox-city-attends-high-school-classes-with-a-vgo-telepresence-robot/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/02/04/vgo-robot-serves-as-schoolyard-surrogate-for-ailing-texas-boy-lyndon-baty-of-knox-city-attends-high-school-classes-with-a-vgo-telepresence-robot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cameras & Camcorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[High school isn&#8217;t easy for most anyone. The constant pressure to fit in, the various cliques, the unsettling interplay of high school politics&#8230;and that&#8217;s before you even hit a class. But for Lyndon Baty, currently down with a weakened immune system stemming from Polycystic Kidney Disease, high school could have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand Next Country To Get Restaurant Serving Robots [Students at Bangkok University Develop Robot Waiter Powered By Linux]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/24/thailand-next-country-to-get-restaurant-serving-robots-students-at-bangkok-university-develop-robot-waiter-powered-by-linux/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/24/thailand-next-country-to-get-restaurant-serving-robots-students-at-bangkok-university-develop-robot-waiter-powered-by-linux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Food service has never been what you&#8217;d call a dream job for a lot of people&#8211;with the exception of some chefs, of course. Taking food to people who treat you as less than the scraps they throw away isn&#8217;t a self-esteem builder, so it&#8217;s hardly a surprise to see robots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PALRO Now Speaks English&#8211;Ready To Win Your Heart [PALRO, Recently Upgraded with Slug of Apps, Now Adds English Mastery To Its Growing Resume]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/21/palro-now-speaks-english-ready-to-win-your-heart-palro-recently-upgraded-with-slug-of-apps-now-adds-english-mastery-to-its-growing-resume/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/21/palro-now-speaks-english-ready-to-win-your-heart-palro-recently-upgraded-with-slug-of-apps-now-adds-english-mastery-to-its-growing-resume/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a great day when I can pull out a robot story, and a good one just crossed up thanks to the PALRO robot. This portmanteau of Pal and Robot is coming our way with a little extra room in its skill set&#8211;apparently, it picked up English. This isn&#8217;t the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kinect As A Surgical Tool? University Of Washington Goes There [Engineering Students At University Of Washington Turn A Kinect Into A Tool For Guiding Robotic Surgeries]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/19/kinect-as-a-surgical-tool-university-of-washington-goes-there-engineering-students-at-university-of-washington-turn-a-kinect-into-a-tool-for-guiding-robotic-surgeries/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/19/kinect-as-a-surgical-tool-university-of-washington-goes-there-engineering-students-at-university-of-washington-turn-a-kinect-into-a-tool-for-guiding-robotic-surgeries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computer/Console Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers & Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Out of all the Kinect news that we&#8217;ve heard over the last few months, and there has been a whole lot of Kinect news, perhaps one of the most bizarre is the revelation that engineering students out at the University of Washington have taken a Kinect and turned it into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ed Corporation Brings Out Robot Ticket Sellers At Theaters [Robots Roam Theater Floors And Sell Tickets, Serve As Added Security]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/14/ed-corporation-brings-out-robot-ticket-sellers-at-theaters-robots-roam-theater-floors-and-sell-tickets-serve-as-added-security/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/14/ed-corporation-brings-out-robot-ticket-sellers-at-theaters-robots-roam-theater-floors-and-sell-tickets-serve-as-added-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cameras & Camcorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a movie, back in the eighties, called Chopping Mall&#8211;you can tell from the title it was a horror flick&#8211;that showed us a mall in which robots patrolled after hours, but ended up going insane and killing a bunch of people accidentally stuck inside. This new development from Ed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CES 2011: Cyberdyne Shows Off the Challenge HAL System [Cyberdyne&#8217;s Hybrid Assistive Limb Makes An Appearance At CES 2011</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/07/ces-2011-cyberdyne-shows-off-the-challenge-hal-system-cyberdynes-hybrid-assistive-limb-makes-an-appearance-at-ces-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/07/ces-2011-cyberdyne-shows-off-the-challenge-hal-system-cyberdynes-hybrid-assistive-limb-makes-an-appearance-at-ces-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Tech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I genuinely did not think I&#8217;d see a robot story out of CES 2011. I knew this CES was all about the tablets and smartphones and equally smart televisions, but the folks out at Cyberdyne (no seriously, that&#8217;s their name) brought out the Challenge HAL (here, HAL stands for Hybrid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robot Spy Cameras Meet Disaster At Paws Of Polar Bears [BBC Documentary&#039;s Robot Spy Cam Arsenal Destroyed By Curious Polar Bears]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/03/robot-spy-cameras-meet-disaster-at-paws-of-polar-bears-bbc-documentarys-robot-spy-cam-arsenal-destroyed-by-curious-polar-bears/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/03/robot-spy-cameras-meet-disaster-at-paws-of-polar-bears-bbc-documentarys-robot-spy-cam-arsenal-destroyed-by-curious-polar-bears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cameras & Camcorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you out there who get BBC, or one of the various sources of online play for BBC material, you&#8217;ll likely want to know about the documentary Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice, a scene from which is shown below. Not only does it feature perennial geek favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Docent Robot Serves As Korean Museum Guide [Currently Leading Tours Out At the Daejon Museum of Art is The Docent Robot, A Hit With The Kids]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/30/docent-robot-serves-as-korean-museum-guide-currently-leading-tours-out-at-the-daejon-museum-of-art-is-the-docent-robot-a-hit-with-the-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/30/docent-robot-serves-as-korean-museum-guide-currently-leading-tours-out-at-the-daejon-museum-of-art-is-the-docent-robot-a-hit-with-the-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always good to bring out a story involving robots, and the folks at the Daejon Museum of Art in South Korea (what, you thought it was going to be North Korea? No way.) are more than willing, apparently, to oblige me as they wheel out the Docent robot, their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone Used To Remotely Control Beer Can Firing Refrigerator [The So-Called Beer Cannon Is Controlled Via iPhone and Webcam]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/29/iphone-used-to-remotely-control-beer-can-firing-refrigerator-the-so-called-beer-cannon-is-controlled-via-iphone-and-webcam/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/29/iphone-used-to-remotely-control-beer-can-firing-refrigerator-the-so-called-beer-cannon-is-controlled-via-iphone-and-webcam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Household Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitchen Appliances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile/Cell Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With New Years&#8217; Eve only something like two days away, depending on where you are, chances are you&#8217;re thinking about a party of some type. And sure, you could make your guests fetch their own from a tub full of ice, but how about having a fridge that will fire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The pi4 Workerbot Smiles When You Give It More Work [Germany&#039;s pi4 Workerbot Performs Variety Of Tasks, Shows Facial Expressions]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/24/the-pi4-workerbot-smiles-when-you-give-it-more-work-germanys-pi4-workerbot-performs-variety-of-tasks-shows-facial-expressions/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/24/the-pi4-workerbot-smiles-when-you-give-it-more-work-germanys-pi4-workerbot-performs-variety-of-tasks-shows-facial-expressions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a great day when I can put up a robot story, and this one will be no exception. News emerges out of Germany about a robot that not only can perform a variety of useful tasks, but will actually be happy about it. The robot in question is called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TalkTorque 2 Robot Gets New Job As Museum Guide, Possible Horror Movie Extra [The TalkTorque 2 Is A Master of Non-Verbal Communication, Set To Work in Museums]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/23/talktorque-2-robot-gets-new-job-as-museum-guide-possible-horror-movie-extra-the-talktorque-2-is-a-master-of-non-verbal-communication-set-to-work-in-museums/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/23/talktorque-2-robot-gets-new-job-as-museum-guide-possible-horror-movie-extra-the-talktorque-2-is-a-master-of-non-verbal-communication-set-to-work-in-museums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love robot stories, generally, but sometimes even I get the creeps from the robots I end up seeing. And this pointy-headed robe-and-collar-wearing TalkTorque 2 robot is definitely one of those. While its makers purport it to be a master of &#8220;non-verbal communication&#8221;, the only non-verbal communication I get from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quality Commander Is a Smartphone-Testing Machine, Literally [The Quality Commander Robot Flicks and Taps Smartphone Controls 24 Hours A Day]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/21/the-quality-commander-is-a-smartphone-testing-machine-literally-the-quality-commander-robot-flicks-and-taps-smartphone-controls-24-hours-a-day/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/21/the-quality-commander-is-a-smartphone-testing-machine-literally-the-quality-commander-robot-flicks-and-taps-smartphone-controls-24-hours-a-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smartphones go through a whole lot of flicking and tapping and similar motions, and as such, they need a way to be tested before they end up in the hands of all of us, who flick and tap like crazy at our smartphone screens. The Novel Corporation of Japan figured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pleo Prototype Exosuit Hits eBay Just In Time For Christmas [The Folks Behind the Pleo Offer Up Their Original Model For Sale On eBay]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/20/pleo-prototype-exosuit-hits-ebay-just-in-time-for-christmas-the-folks-behind-the-pleo-offer-up-their-original-model-for-sale-on-ebay/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/20/pleo-prototype-exosuit-hits-ebay-just-in-time-for-christmas-the-folks-behind-the-pleo-offer-up-their-original-model-for-sale-on-ebay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, if you weren&#8217;t convinced that you could find just about anything you want on eBay (I myself only just managed to get a still-new copy of Tales From The Hood on DVD this weekend, and I&#8217;d thought that one was lost forever), prepare to be convinced in the grandest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ple0rb Finally Gets To Shipping [Robot Dinosaur Toy Now Available, Just In Time For Christmas]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/17/ple0rb-finally-gets-to-shipping-robot-dinosaur-toy-now-available-just-in-time-for-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/17/ple0rb-finally-gets-to-shipping-robot-dinosaur-toy-now-available-just-in-time-for-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think if I&#8217;d asked my parents, when I was a kid, for a Ple0rb for Christmas (and yes, that is a zero in there), if they didn&#8217;t laugh me out of whatever room we were in I likely wouldn&#8217;t have been able to live with myself later, because what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romeo The Humanoid Robot Due Out By March 2011 [Has The Era Of Humanoid Robot Butlers Finally Emerged? Aldebaran Robotics Adds Credence To The Notion]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/16/romeo-the-humanoid-robot-due-out-by-march-2011-has-the-era-of-humanoid-robot-butlers-finally-emerged-aldebaran-robotics-adds-credence-to-the-notion/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/16/romeo-the-humanoid-robot-due-out-by-march-2011-has-the-era-of-humanoid-robot-butlers-finally-emerged-aldebaran-robotics-adds-credence-to-the-notion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Been a while since I last got you some robot news, folks&#8211;but that&#8217;s about to change with the news that Aldebaran Robotics is about to release its Romeo humanoid robot model. The first prototype will be ready to show in March 2011, and while this is a fairly optimistic projection, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Restaurant Staffed By Robot Waiters [Chinese Robot Is Staffed Entirely By Robots, Except In The Kitchen]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/09/chinese-restaurant-staffed-by-robot-waiters-chinese-robot-is-staffed-entirely-by-robots-except-in-the-kitchen/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/09/chinese-restaurant-staffed-by-robot-waiters-chinese-robot-is-staffed-entirely-by-robots-except-in-the-kitchen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think that in a country of just over 1.3 billion people (according to the World Bank), you could find someone willing to wait tables. Not that I&#8217;m entirely unsympathetic, mind you; I worked retail in my teenage years like a whole lot of people and I believe I&#8217;d sooner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parrot AR.Drone Gets Further Augmentation From Urbi [Open Source Code Adds Tracking Capability To The Popular Remote Controlled Flier]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/08/parrot-ar-drone-gets-further-augmentation-from-urbi-open-source-code-adds-tracking-capability-to-the-popular-remote-controlled-flier/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/08/parrot-ar-drone-gets-further-augmentation-from-urbi-open-source-code-adds-tracking-capability-to-the-popular-remote-controlled-flier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There were those who called the Parrot AR.Drone the darling of CES not so long ago, and now, the flying remote controlled wonder is getting a little extra boost via some open source code from Urbi. Developed by a user going by the name of &#8220;Psykokwak&#8221; (and I assure you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MantaroBot Telepresence Robot Lets You Be Most Anywhere Affordably [MantaroBot Is Relatively Low Priced Telepresence Robot, Runs On Skype And Lets You Be Most Anywhere By Remote Conference]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/07/mantarobot-telepresence-robot-lets-you-be-most-anywhere-affordably-mantarobot-is-relatively-low-priced-telepresence-robot-runs-on-skype-and-lets-you-be-most-anywhere-by-remote-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/07/mantarobot-telepresence-robot-lets-you-be-most-anywhere-affordably-mantarobot-is-relatively-low-priced-telepresence-robot-runs-on-skype-and-lets-you-be-most-anywhere-by-remote-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The telepresence robot phenomenon appears to be cranking up a bit, as Mantaro puts out an entrant that offers a critical edge&#8211;affordability. At least, affordability on a relative scale; when some models cost upward of five figures, seeing one that fits into the low-four total is a comparative relief. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli ReWalk Set To Hit Markets Next Year [Partially Robotic ReWalk Suit Allows Paraplegics To Walk Again; Price Tag Is Hefty But Seems About Standard]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/06/israeli-rewalk-set-to-hit-markets-next-year-partially-robotic-rewalk-suit-allows-paraplegics-to-walk-again-price-tag-is-hefty-but-seems-about-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/06/israeli-rewalk-set-to-hit-markets-next-year-partially-robotic-rewalk-suit-allows-paraplegics-to-walk-again-price-tag-is-hefty-but-seems-about-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=48185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Robot news is entertaining by itself, but when you can throw in lines like &#8220;allows paraplegics to walk again&#8221;, well, now you&#8217;ve really got something to see. And that&#8217;s exactly what the folks out at one Israeli firm are set to do with their release of the ReWalk system. Created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talay Robot Takes Your Tweets And Writes Them [Sony Music&#039;s London HQ Hosts Robot-Driven Hard Copy Twitter Archive]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/30/talay-robot-takes-your-tweets-and-writes-them-sony-musics-london-hq-hosts-robot-driven-hard-copy-twitter-archive/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/30/talay-robot-takes-your-tweets-and-writes-them-sony-musics-london-hq-hosts-robot-driven-hard-copy-twitter-archive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Highlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=47553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the combination of things that so often makes for exciting gadget news, and today we&#8217;ve got the combination of two strange things via Sony Music: a combination of Twitter and robotics that they&#8217;re calling the Talay Robot. If you send a tweet out to @talayrobot, something interesting will happen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Bicycle Lock Climbs Poles With Your Bike In Tow [Meant As A Theft Deterrent, New Bike Lock Climbs Poles, Lifting Your Bike Out Of Reach]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/29/new-bicycle-lock-climbs-poles-with-your-bike-in-tow-meant-as-a-theft-deterrent-new-bike-lock-climbs-poles-lifting-your-bike-out-of-reach/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/29/new-bicycle-lock-climbs-poles-with-your-bike-in-tow-meant-as-a-theft-deterrent-new-bike-lock-climbs-poles-lifting-your-bike-out-of-reach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=47400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[King Kong ain&#8217;t got nothing on&#8230;this new bike lock, folks. And movie references aside, it&#8217;s an item that melds together green technology and light robotics in one of the grandest possible ways. See, we all know that bicycle theft is a real problem, especially in areas of high bicycle density, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panasonic&#8217;s Evolta Robot Makes 500 Kilometer Trek In 2 Months [Powered by AA Batteries, Evolta Goes From Tokyo To Kyoto]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/26/panasonics-evolta-robot-makes-500-kilometer-trek-in-2-months-powered-by-aa-batteries-evolta-goes-from-tokyo-to-kyoto/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/26/panasonics-evolta-robot-makes-500-kilometer-trek-in-2-months-powered-by-aa-batteries-evolta-goes-from-tokyo-to-kyoto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the Energizer Bunny? How preposterous its commercials were, how this little drum-banging bunny could go ridiculous lengths powered by nothing more than a handful of batteries? Well, we&#8217;re about to get our minds blown by the announcement that the Mr. Evolta robot has concluded its nearly 500 kilometer trek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land Crawler Robot Gives You New Way To Travel [Land Crawler Walks on Series of Crablike Legs, Capable of Carrying You Under Certain Conditions]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/25/land-crawler-robot-gives-you-new-way-to-travel-land-crawler-walks-on-series-of-crablike-legs-capable-of-carrying-you-under-certain-conditions/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/25/land-crawler-robot-gives-you-new-way-to-travel-land-crawler-walks-on-series-of-crablike-legs-capable-of-carrying-you-under-certain-conditions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Considering that it&#8217;s Thanksgiving in the United States, and most of us are either planning to get or already are fuller than the proverbial tick (my own dinner is roughly two hours away and I do intend to eat my fill) you&#8217;re probably dreading those first few minutes after the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squirt Robot Gets Its Marching Orders From Android [Tank-Mounted Squirt Gun Robot Controlled Via Cell Phone]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/24/squirt-robot-gets-its-marching-orders-from-android-tank-mounted-squirt-gun-robot-controlled-via-cell-phone/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/24/squirt-robot-gets-its-marching-orders-from-android-tank-mounted-squirt-gun-robot-controlled-via-cell-phone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile/Cell Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=46965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the holy grail of all toys&#8211;at least back when I was a kid&#8211;was the of a remote-controlled tank or car or most anything that could not only fly remotely but also shoot things remotely. Not just light-up guns or noises, either, but actually firing. And finally, someone has done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Hits Japan, Meets With Host of Robots [Part of President Obama&#039;s Asian Tour Had Him Meeting Several Robots, Including The Familiar HRP-4C]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/15/president-obama-hits-japan-meets-with-host-of-robots-part-of-president-obamas-asian-tour-had-him-meeting-several-robots-including-the-familiar-hrp-4c/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/15/president-obama-hits-japan-meets-with-host-of-robots-part-of-president-obamas-asian-tour-had-him-meeting-several-robots-including-the-familiar-hrp-4c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always a great day for me personally when I can bring out two robot stories, and today is one of those days. Seems that, during President Barack Obama&#8217;s big tour of the various Pacific Rim nations, for the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit,  he made a stop in Japan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Pulito, The Lego MindStorms Sweeping Robot [Pulito Robot Sweeps Floors, Seeks Electricity, Made of Legos]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/15/introducing-pulito-the-lego-mindstorms-sweeping-robot-pulito-robot-sweeps-floors-seeks-electricity-made-of-legos/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/15/introducing-pulito-the-lego-mindstorms-sweeping-robot-pulito-robot-sweeps-floors-seeks-electricity-made-of-legos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=45971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, when I was a kid, I used to make Lego robots and long for the day when I could get them to sweep the floor for me, instead of me just pushing them across said floor while making beeping noises. Now, this day in which my childhood dreams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cody The Robot Nurse Emerges From Georgia Institute Of Technology [Robot Nurse Gives Sponge Baths, Terrifies Many]</title>
		<link>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/11/cody-the-robot-nurse-emerges-from-georgia-institute-of-technology-robot-nurse-gives-sponge-baths-terrifies-many/</link>
		<comments>http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/11/cody-the-robot-nurse-emerges-from-georgia-institute-of-technology-robot-nurse-gives-sponge-baths-terrifies-many/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health and Hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The thought of letting a robot give you a sponge bath might make some people happy over the thought of getting clean without any labor on their part, though for many, the idea leaves them cold and frightened. At least, that&#8217;s the experience most people have around the Cody robot&#8230;at [...]]]></description>
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