robot 機器人

 
(A researcher for NTT DoCoMo demonstrates how to control a digital music player with his eyes in Tokyo) 
看到這個圖片，著實讓我們嚇了一跳，這種奇特的方式是由日本NTT DoCoMo公司帶來的，通過耳機連線上的感應器和晶片，可以讓用戶僅僅滾動眼球就能操縱可攜式數位音樂播放器。在演示中，日本研究人員Hiroyuki Manabe戴上此巨大耳機，展示其感應器是如何探測到他的眼球運動所產生的電流，結果他通過眼神變化成功地打開了音樂播放程式，還滾動眼球調節音量並向 右眨眼了兩次選擇了快轉。此耳機可通過感應器晶片檢測眼球的變化。另一項產品則是能探測用戶拇指和食指的手錶，當拇指和食指一起作敲打動作時，便可充當遙 控器，控制像DVD這樣的電子產品。 不過說實話，這樣的裝置對殘疾人士是莫大的福音，對正常人來說，你不想在你聽音樂的時候嚇到別人吧？狂翻白眼？不知道鬥雞眼可以用來控制什麼？暫停麼嗎？(癮科技) 
It may not be the most inconspicuous gadget, but this pair of headphones wired up to sensors and chips allows a user to control a portable music player just by rolling their eyes. In a demonstration researcher Hiroyuki Manabe wore the giant headset to show how the sensors detected electrical currents produced by the movements of his eyeballs. The computer graphic lines in a monitor connected to the headset darted wildly whenever they moved. Mr Manabe was able to turn up the volume on a digital music player by rolling his eyes, and fast forward a track by jerking his eyes twice to the right. 
The new technology from Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo may also enable cell phone cameras to read bar codes to get product information, download music and coupons when the user simply looks at the codes. 'We are working on a cell phone of the future,' Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT said. 

CCTV電纜遙控管道攝像檢測系統，相當可愛，CCTV"並非指央視，而是發達國家普遍採用的"管道攝影檢測"的英文縮寫，在地下待測管道內作業的遙 控履帶式爬行車，能載著照明及數位視訊穿越污泥濁水，甚至還能直角打彎，將各類數據測訊息直接反饋到地面計算機予以儲存，液晶螢幕也能即時顯示圖像。 CCTV電纜遙控管道攝影檢測系統，可在大到各種口徑的地下管道，小到電纜管甚至空調管道內作業，不僅能穿行其中"內窺"，甚至還能實施內壁修復和淤塞疏 通施工。(癮科技)

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......放一台所謂的吸塵器機器人試試!?

The 2.3 kilogram (5 lb), 21 x 27 centimeter (8 x 11 in) prototype robot, named ApriPoko, learns how to operate various remote controls by watching and asking questions. ApriPoko sits in the living room and waits for you to use a remote control. When its sensors detect infrared rays emitted by a remote, the robot speaks up: “What did you just do?” it asks. Tell ApriPoko what you did (”I turned on the stereo” or “I changed to channel 321,” for example), and it commits the details to memory. Then, next time you want to turn on the stereo or change the channel, simply tell ApriPoko and it transmits the appropriate IR signal directly to the device. The prototype robot is still in the development and testing phase, but Toshiba hopes to have a viable product soon. 
ApriPoko，一款11吋高、會講話的機器人，由Toshiba的研究團隊研發，作為聲控萬用遙控器。ApriPoko還在胚胎階段，所以短期內不會出現在市面上。但是它的基因已經決定了它的一生。它和不同於一般的萬用遙控器，超越手動設定的範圍，進入聲控的領域。

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前太空人驚爆 外星人早已造訪地球 更新日期:2008/07/24 04:09

〔國際新聞中心綜合報導〕美國阿波羅十四號任務組員、也是第六位登上月球的太空人艾德格．米契爾（見圖，取自網路）二十二日在接受電台訪問時表示，外星人已經有好幾次接觸人類，但美國政府隱瞞這個事實長達六十年。

 

阿波羅14組員 米契爾博士

 

現年七十七歲的米契爾說，在他太空人生涯中，他知道幽浮曾經多次造訪地球的紀錄，但每次都被美國航太總署（ＮＡＳＡ）所掩蓋。

 

米契爾說，曾經接觸過外星人的ＮＡＳＡ消息來源告訴他，外星人是「我們看起來很奇怪的小人」。他說，外星人的樣子類似我們以往想像的「小體格、大頭與大眼睛」；至於地球人的科技根本比不上外星人，「如果他們有敵意，我們現在早就完蛋了」。

 

羅斯威爾事件是真的

 

在一九七一年的阿波羅十四號任務中，米契爾和同僚指揮官薛帕德，創下人類在月球行走時間最久的紀錄，達九小時十七分。

 

米契爾向震驚的電台主持人表示，他一直待在軍情圈內，知道過去六十年外星人曾經多次來訪的消息，而一九四七年發生在新墨西哥州羅斯威爾的幽浮墜毀事件也是真的。

 

美國政府隱瞞事實60年

 

對於米契爾的爆料，ＮＡＳＡ立刻出面澄清，表示該機構從不追蹤幽浮，也不參與任何遮掩在地球或宇宙其它地方是否有外星生命的活動。聲明中說：「米契爾博士是位偉大的美國人，但在這個議題上我們與他見解不同。」

Machines and robots still have a hard time figuring out what they're seeing. Which is why the Army wants 'em to start sorting through images more like human beings. The Army recently put out a call for a "psychologically inspired object recognition system... Such a system would be extremely beneficial for robotic control/intelligence and would allow for an exponential expansion of robotic capabilities and intelligence." If it all works out as planned, the Army thinks the new robo-vision 'ware could be used in "robotic security systems, autonomous factory systems and robotic health care systems," as well. "Recognizing and identifying an object from a video input turns out to be a very difficult problem. The problem stems from the fact that a single object can be viewed from an infinite number of ways," the Army sighs. 
就是讓機器人能像人類一樣通過對所見物體的不同而做出不同的判斷。ACQ
本來這個系統是用於軍事上一些物體的匹配問題。我們對此也有些悲喜交加， 我們承認這個技術在機器人的控制方面做了大量改進，過分擴充了他們的智力和能力也許對於未來的我們並不是一個明智之舉。 (癮科技)
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服務型機器人之研發在未來十年內將扮演著重要角色，其研發成果也將牽動十年後全球人類生活型態之改變。服務型機器人所涵蓋之範疇相當廣，其包括了：醫療與福祉照護、休閒娛樂、保全、急難救助等等不同主題。然而，有鑑於全球之老年人口急速上升趨勢，醫療與福祉照護機器人之需求將更為迫切。因此，本課程將以醫療機器人之市場現況進行相關探討，並針對相關技術進行討論。
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7月15日，在民航局及機場奧運團隊支援下，由中國民航大學研製的5個奧運福娃機器人，亮相北京首都國際機場T3航站樓。
不知道他會不會動喔??
還是~
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