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...latest in Japanese robotica: a droid that cares ... for old people. A team of scientists at Riken's biomimetic-control research center in Nagoya has developed RI-MAN (for Robot Interacting with Human) to look after the elderly. Standing 5-ft. 2-in. tall, the robot can hoist 77 lbs; its 320 pressure sensors and soft silicone skin allow the robot to safely carry a human body. RI-MAN can also pinpoint where sound is coming from and "smell" eight scents--including urine, which signals "diaper change." But RI-MAN needs a brainpower boost before it's ready for consumers...
...believes every doctor should include in every physical exam. "It's as important to know the size of your waistline as it is to know your cholesterol or blood pressure." Such a simple measurement, he says, could serve as a wake-up call for patients; by losing just 2 lbs. to 4 lbs., people with expanded waistlines can dramatically cut their risk of heart disease and hypertension...
...fake after the assailant dropped it, Cambridge Police Department (CPD) spokesman Frank T. Pasquarello said. CPD, HUPD, and the Massachusetts State Police Department were unable to find the offender after searching the area, but the victim described him as a Hispanic male in his late 20s weighing about 225 lbs. and standing at 5’10’’, according to the report. The suspect was reportedly wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and baggy jeans, according to the victim.An Eliot House resident whose room faces JFK Street said yesterday that she heard a scream outside her window...
...teams in the tournament, putting up 79.5 points. The Crimson placed just behind Navy, which finished with 86 points, while Lehigh, Cornell, and Penn finished in the top three, respectively.No. 2 Ogunwole—who had finished fifth last year in the EIWAs in the 285 lbs.—continued to build on his successful season by defeating Tanner Garret of Navy, 3-2, in the finals, en route to securing his first ever EIWA championship title. No. 3-seeded Preston (133 lbs.), who had finished first last year in the EIWAs at 125 lbs., almost pulled off another...
...however, have diagrams that they believe show components of a nuclear bomb. According to a Western diplomat familiar with the U.S. intel brief, a Farsi-language PowerPoint presentation on the laptop has "catchy graphics," including diagrams of a hollow metallic sphere 2 ft. in diameter and weighing about 440 lbs. Other documents show a sphere-shaped array of tiny detonators. No file specifically refers to a nuclear bomb, but U.S. officials say the design of the sphere--an outer shell studded with small chemical-explosive charges meant to detonate inward, which would squeeze an inner core of material into...