India Positive: Stories of courage, good work

India Positive: Stories of courage, good work

Watch stories of individuals who are driven by their dreams to excel, bring about a change for a better India, of communities who will not give in to their circumstances and work to change public episode. ...
04:18 PM, May 26, 2012

Delhi engineer makes robots for the armed forces

Delhi engineer makes robots for the armed forces New Delhi: A Delhi engineer has begun manufacturing robots and UAVs for the Indian armed forces. The Indian engineer, Aakash Sinha, is making possible a world where robots can give one company, serve water and guard skies. Aakash Sinha, the Founder of Omnipresent Robot Technologies, said, "When I was a child, I'd get Dad to buy me a kit and then take it apart. Then I'd ask him to buy...
10:19 AM, May 21, 2012

Meet the Indian innovators who have made a mark

Meet the Indian innovators who have made a mark New Delhi: As India makes advances in the field of science and technology, from successfully launching nuclear missiles to inventing robots that treat cancer, one should not forget the people behind these innovations. On the May 11, 1998, India exploded a nuclear device in the face of international sanctions. Since then, the country has felicitated engineers and scientists this day, people who have developed indigenous technology for the national good....
09:42 AM, May 12, 2012

Kissenger: A long distance kissing solution

Kissenger: A long distance kissing solution New Delhi: Technology has helped break many barriers and it is now helping overcome the physical distance in exchanging the primal human expression, the kiss. Hooman Samani a researcher specialising in artificial intelligence at the National University of Singapore's Keio-NUS CUTE Centre has developed a system called Kissenger, a kiss messenger. Kissenger consists of a pair of robots that enable kisses to be transferred over a long distance. The robots...
02:39 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Army acquires indigenous mobile robot 'Daksh'

Army acquires indigenous mobile robot 'Daksh' Pune: The Army acquired its first mobile robot - Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) 'Daksh', which will equip the force to handle and clear improvised explosives devices and other hazardous objects. The first batch of six units of a total consignment of 20 was handed over to the Army in the premises of the Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), R&DE(E), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation that has developed...
11:44 AM, Dec 20, 2011

Honda's robot helps in nuclear crisis

Honda's robot helps in nuclear crisis Wako: Honda's human-shaped robot can now run faster, balance itself on uneven surfaces, hop on one foot, pour a drink and even almost "think" on its own. Honda's demonstration of the revamped "Asimo" on Tuesday at its Tokyo suburban research facility was not only to prove that the bubble-headed childlike machine was more limber and a bit smarter. It was a way to try to answer some critics that Asimo,...
10:02 AM, Nov 08, 2011

Apollo Hospitals launch robot for stroke treatment

Apollo Hospitals launch robot for stroke treatment Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals, India's biggest corporate hospital chain, Saturday launched "stroke Robot" which enables real-time quality care to stroke patients in areas far away from major cities. The RP-7 remote presence Robot is a mobile robotic platform that enables the physician to remotely monitor and guide the treatment of stroke. Apollo Group of Hospitals chairman Prathap C. Reddy told reporters that it is the first and only US Food and...
08:20 AM, Oct 30, 2011

The women superheroes love

So what does it take to be a superheroes' girl?The Superman-Lois Lane love story is almost as legendary as the story of the world's superhero. 'RA.One' will explore the love story between a video game character who comes to life and a normal girl.
05:32 PM, Oct 23, 2011

Indian films set to make inroads in Japan?

Indian films set to make inroads in Japan? Mumbai: While Indian films have a global reach, they have yet to find a foothold in Japan. A senior official of Japan's oldest production studio says Rajinikanth-starrer 'Robot' motivated him to pay more attention to Indian movies. "This is my very first Mumbai film festival and my very first visit to India. I think it's a pity that next to no Indian pictures have been imported to Japanese market," Aki...
07:49 PM, Oct 17, 2011

UAE firm may replace workers with robots

UAE firm may replace workers with robots Dubai: Abu Dhabi conglomerate Royal Group's robotics subsidiary has developed a life-size robot that could replace low-skilled human workers and plans to open a factory that will produce around a dozen of the robots every month, a news report has revealed. Barcelona-based company PAL Robotics, a part of Abu Dhabi conglomerate Royal Group, is a robotics company focused on the research, development and commercialisation of humanoid robots. Earlier this year,...
11:30 AM, Oct 11, 2011

With 24 high-tech fingers, Japan robot washes hair

With 24 high-tech fingers, Japan robot washes hair Tokyo: It may look like a glorified salon chair, but a new Japanese hair-washing robot replicates the dexterous touch of a human hand to care for the locks of the elderly and the infirm. Its creators at electronics firm Panasonic say the machine features the latest robotic technology and could help replace human care-givers in this rapidly aging nation without degrading the quality of the service. "Using robotic hand technology...
02:14 PM, Oct 06, 2011

Japan robot to attempt Hawaii triathlon

Japan robot to attempt Hawaii triathlon Tokyo: After scaling the cliff walls of the Grand Canyon and driving the Le Mans racetrack for 24 hours, a tiny Japanese robot is set for a new challenge - Hawaii's gruelling Ironman Triathlon course. Fitted with three different bodies and three rechargeable batteries, the hand-sized "Evolta" from electronics firm Panasonic will swim, bicycle and run its way through one of the world's toughest triathlon routes, the company said on...
06:35 PM, Sep 15, 2011
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