Japan eyes robots to support aging population
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It looks like a washing machine on  wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a  Tokyo high-rise is a robot.
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GENEVA - Because of falling prices, the use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, a new survey says.
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Household robots may help human carers look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in their own homes, a project leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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The micro flyer is the next version of the robot by the Japanese technology firm that wowed crowds with last year.
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GENEVA - The use of robotic domestic help will surge sevenfold by 2007, a new United Nations survey suggests. The UN&#39;s annual World Robotics Survey was issued by the Economic Commission for Europe and the International Federation of Robotics.
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Japan has a new nursing home for a swiftly graying population &#151; dogs.
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Japan&#39;s economy will be the most severely affected among industrialized nations by population aging, Kyodo News said Thursday.
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Japan's government says it has to work harder to encourage elderly people to remain in the workforce.
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Seiko Epson is developing a flying robot that looks like a miniature helicopter and is about the size of a giant bug. The company hopes it&#39;ll prove handy for security, disaster rescue and space exploration.
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The world&#39;s lightest flying micro-robot has been developed by Japan&#39;s Seiko Epson Corporation. The 12-gram robot resembles a small helicopter and is about 136 millimetres wide
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OSAKA, Japan - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
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Robots that recognize your voice or remember what you look like. Robots that play musical instruments. Robots that shake your hand and know up to 10,000 words -- in Japanese.
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Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.
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A Japanese firm said it has created a jellyfish-shaped robot that can alert homeowners to burglars or housesit for their pets -- and, when not at work, lounge about and be "beautiful."
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A robot that can taste and recommend wine and food is unveiled by Japanese researchers.
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When 11-year-old Tomohiro Yasui fashioned paper replacements for his fighting robots, he had no idea what he was starting. By Lisa Katayama from Wired magazine.
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EMMELOORD, Netherlands  - Motorists nostalgic for  the time they could sit tight while attendants braved windswept  garage forecourts to fill their tanks may yet see those heady  days return -- compliments of a Dutch robot.