SURALP: The First Turkish Iron Man Robot
I’m sure all of you have been saw many humanoid robots were showed off on exhibitions and here, on internet. One question, where most of them have been created? I’m pretty sure you’ll say Japan or USA. Yes, those two countries are two of popular countries which often doing robotics development (especially Japan).
But, how about Turkey? Have you been saw any humanoid robots which created from there? If not, well, you should see the SURALP.
SURALP — Sabancı University Robot Research Laboratory Platform, becoming the first humanoid robot from Turkey and, as you can see on its name, SURALP is a creation, a masterpiece by researchers from Sabanci University, Istanbul.
Designed like an Iron Man in the movie which has 164cm for its tall, 114kg for its weigh and has 29 joints for its movement ability divided 6 for each arms (12), 6 for each legs (12), 2 on the neck, and one in the torso. Developed since eight years ago and this robot has been done with a grant for $1 million. Has been demonstrated a couple of days ago at a press conference in Turkey. This robot danced and answered several questions with the yes or no answers.
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The World's Most Expensive Phone: A 5,000,000 pounds Stuart Hughes iPhone 4 Diamond Rose
I’m pretty sure you’ve been looked or watched or even now you own an iPhone 4 which has a lot of unbelievable applications. But how about this, crowned to be the world’s most expensive phone, the Stuart Hughes’ iPhone 4 Diamond Rose.
Before you share your loves or hates, lets figure out this stunning iPhone.
Featured 500 individual flawless diamonds for its bezel, coated with rose gold on its back with adding an exclusive 53 diamonds Apple logo. Stuart Hughes also recreates the iPhone 4 navigation with platinum that holding a single cut 7.4 carat pink diamond (that’s enough for me). Oh wait, there is something more, this phone also included a rare 8 carat single cut Flawless diamond for those who wants replace the pink one.
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Siemens miniTek for Those who are Deaf
If you have some problems with your hearing-ability or even deaf, then you don’t have many choices when you came into music store. I’m sure that’s very uncomfortable. But, what the Siemens has done is great. With the little black box dubbed Siemens miniTek.
Designed to help especially for those who has hard of hearing which be able to combine with all kinds Siemens wireless hearing instruments and also be able to hook up to any kinds of Bluetooth device such phone, audio players, PC, or connected to traditional TVs and stereos with its special Tek transmitters.
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October 20 to Discover the Lion behind the Apple's Logo
Announced today, an event will be held by Apple at their Cupertino headquarters next October 20 in order to bring a new product for their Mac, as you can see at the picture above, “Back to the Mac”.
If you see the Lion which peering behind the logo, what do you think about this event? I guess Apple will be bringing a new update for their Mac OS X, named with the Lion? Could be.
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Traccia Mobile Phone Allows You Type a Message as Simple as You Write
You might have seen a lot of strange design mobile phones. But this, I’m pretty sure you are in a first time to see. Designed by Andrea Ponti, dubbed the Traccia Pen-like Phone.
The Traccia is designed — as you can see — it’s held as a pen. That’s not only on its design, the works of this phone also designed same as a pen, the owner just write and the optical sensor which positioned at the end of the phone will detect and send what of the owner has being written to the text or email field in the phone.
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Google Develops the Self-Driving Cars
I think, perhaps all of you will also think same like me, tomorrow there will be not anymore road traffic accidents if the Google’s cars have been available for public.
The distinguished Google Software Engineer, Sebastian Thrun posted in Google’s blog on Saturday,
“…we’re working on today is car safety and efficiency. Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use.”
eLEGS Gives People who Live on Paralysis to Go Back Walk Again
I have to give my two thumbs up for this Medical Exoskeleton by BerkeleyBionics. Called the eLEGS, this exoskeleton designed to help those who has deficiencies in the physical – especially on the legs – to get the ability to walk again. Such a wow thing on here.
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