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gizmodo.com - 7/22/2009
Robotic Bride Combines My Fears of Robots and Commitment [Robots]
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Here's something I hoped I'd never see: a freakish, slack-jawed humanoid robot marching down the aisle in a wedding dress. But that's just what happened in Japan today. The HRP-4C humanoid robot showed up at a fashion show in Osaka, walking down the runway in a wedding dress, "casting casual ...
Baseball robots (video)
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youtube.com - 7/24/2009
Baseball robots (video)
— youtube.com — More info: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/07/video-robot-baseball/ (more) Baseball robots (video)

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Video: Two robots playing baseball (kind of)
crunchgear.com - 7/24/2009
Video: Two robots playing baseball (kind of)
— crunchgear.com — Baseball is a national sports in Japan and so it was just a matter of time for... this baseball- and robot-crazy country to invent (industrial) robots that are able to play baseball. The 2-robot team can’t run around and doesn’t look ... (more) Video: Two robots playing baseball (kind of)

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technologyreview.com - 7/20/2009
Helping Robots Get a Grip
— technologyreview.com — One of the main things preventing robots from lending a hand with everyday tasks is a simple... lack of manual dexterity. New research from a team at Columbia University NY could help robots--and robotic prosthetics--get a better grip on all kinds of ... (more) Helping Robots Get a Grip

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Archie - a freaky helper humanoid — Gizmo Watch
Look at this weird humanoid robot, Archie, which will help you around with your daily household tasks. It is supposed to be a helper bot, but as you can see in the video, it’s hardly able to help itself. Archie’s head seems to be a big problem to keep over its neck and it ...