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Scientists try to make robots more human
Nov 22 2006 11:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - George the robot is playing hide-and-seek with scientist Alan Schultz. George whirrs and hides behind a post until he's found. Then a bit later, he hunts for and finds Schultz hiding.
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U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights
Nov 22 2006 7:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Cell phone owners will be allowed to break software locks on their handsets in order to use them with competing carriers under new copyright rules announced Wednesday.
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Company rents out robot as temp worker
Nov 22 2006 5:38PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - It can greet people, show DVDs and hand out balloons. "Ubiko," a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company to stores, events and even weddings.
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Company takes robot realism to new level
Nov 22 2006 5:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - David Hanson's robots can creep people out. Their heads are so lifelike, their skin so textured and realistic, that Candy Sidner, a competing roboticist, called his Albert Einstein robot "spookily cool ... a giant step forward."
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EU probes tax-break plan for video games
Nov 22 2006 3:42PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union regulators said Wednesday they're investigating France's proposed tax break for video game makers to see if it's an illegal subsidy.
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EU probes tax-break plan for video games
Nov 22 2006 3:42PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union regulators said Wednesday they're investigating France's proposed tax break for video game makers to see if it's an illegal subsidy.
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Robots make inroads in health care
Nov 22 2006 12:20PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - After more than 2 1/2 years of physical therapy and electronic stimulation, stroke victim Mike Marin still couldn't open a door with his left hand. Now, thanks to a robot, Marin can open a door. His atrophied left arm isn't completely useless anymore.
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