SERVICE ROBOTS -- This picture taken on January 18, 2023 shows service robots developed by Tokyo-based robotics firm ZMP (from left); single-seat mobility robot RakuRo, security robot PATORO, and delivery robot DeliRo at the company's service station in Tokyo. "Excuse me, coming through," a...
Journalists who arrived early were the first to try them
In light of the world’s ongoing battle against COVID-19, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is looking at technology to create a safe environment for international athletes, journalists, and other officials participating in the games....
Javi Gomez de Liano and the Ibaraki Robots suffered an 87-59 drubbing from the Shimane Susanoo Magic in the Japan B. League at the Adastria Mito Arena Saturday, Dec. 11.
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Shimane found its scoring groove as early in the second quarter and led by as many as 10 points in the...
The 'Alpha Mini' robot's eyes wink and blink -- and its pupils become heart-shaped during conversation. (AFP)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul has started trialing pint-sized robots as teaching aids in kindergartens -- a pilot project the city government said would help prepare the next generation...
Utopia, dystopia, and everything in between
FUTURE FOOD Lieutenant Riley having a 'futuristic' meal from the film Star Trek
For as long as we have organic bodies, we’ll always have to eat to provide energy that our cells need.
But as people have become more sophisticated and as...
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Javi Gomez de Liano finally made his debut for the Ibaraki Robots in a 90-72 road loss to Osaka Evessa Saturday, Nov. 6 in the B.League.
Gomez de Liano played 13 minutes and scored three points for the Robots, who dropped to a league-worst 1-9 record.
The former University...
Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars repeated over the Ibaraki Robots, 85-77, Sunday, Oct. 10 to complete a sweep of their two-game series in the B.League at the Ukaruchan Arena in Otsu, Japan.
Kiefer Ravena (Japan B. League)
Ravena had 11 points, including four in the final quarter, on 4-of-8...
Farm robots are slowly transforming the agriculture industry by reforming old practices through the use of technological advancements. Experts continue to look at its benefits and disadvantages on the crops and environment.
Image by RAEng_Publications from Pixabay.
Thomas Daum, a German...
Javi Gomez de Liano (FIBA)
Javi Gomez de Liano is set to join his younger brother Juan in the Land of the Rising Sun as the Japan B. League announced on Monday, June 5, his assignment to Division 1 team Ibaraki Robots.
Though playing for different teams and divisions, Javi decided to...
While some would say these three take us back to ‘roads well-traveled’; I’ll still give credit to the filmmakers involved with these projects. Zack Snyder revisits the zombie genre, while Barry Jenkins takes on slavery via the award-winning Colson Whitehead novel, and there’s Season 2 of...
On May 1, we observed Labor Day, an annual holiday in most countries dedicated to championing workers’ rights. In the Philippines, Labor Day this year also marked the centennial of the word “robot” with the launch of the Filipino translation of Rossumovi Universal ni Roboti, better known by...
Collaborative Robots or “cobots” are more than just a cool innovation we all are excited to discover and utilize. It is in fact widely used in manufacturing companies around the world, wherein automation has increased productivity dramatically while realizing immense growth and sustainability....
