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March, 2011:

Rainbow 5 Extinguishing Fire In Fukushima’s Reactor Number 3

Mar 31st, 2011
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Rainbow 5 is a robot that designed to extinguish fire. This robot is the first robot that developed by Tokyo Fire Department. Unveiled in 1986 this robot designed only to spurt water and used in critical condition. This robot will used to replace human in such critical condition. This robot has been reported helping workers in extinguishing fire in one of the damage reactor at Fukushima. This robot used 800 meter hose to extinguish fire directly in the fuel tank of the reactor. This robot worked in this damage rector about 13 hours. Different models of robot has been used in Fukushima.

iRobot Donated 510 PackBot And 710 Warriors To Japan

Mar 31st, 2011
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It was said that Japanese government has used their Monirobo robots in monitoring the damage nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-Ichi. It was said also that US military helped the Japanese government by sending their UAV Global Hawk model Block 30 to peek the possible damage of reactor in Fukushima. Beside the UAV US company iRobot donated their robots to help Japanese government to deal with the damage reactor. They donated their iRobot 510 PacBot and two iRobot 710 Warrior robots. These two model iRobot could be helpful robots for Japanese government to monitoring their damage nuclear power plan.

US Air Force Global Hawk Model Block 30 Used In Fukushima

Mar 30th, 2011
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After the 9.0 earthquake stroke Japan the potential danger of catastrophe of nuclear leak from Fukushima nuclear power plan need to be monitored. The potential danger has not been monitored, the potential danger of radiation toward workers becomes the biggest problem. Robots are used to be the first monitoring equipments. Japan used their Manirobo, the Japanese government also used the help from the U.S. military by sending their UAV Global Hawk model Block 30. The Global Hawk will be used to take a closer look to Fukushima nuclear power plan to know the trouble after the earthquake happened there.

Monirobo The Monitoring Robot Used In Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plan

Mar 30th, 2011
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And what kinds of robot they used in Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plan ? The robot that used in monitoring the radiation in Fukushima nuclear power plan are the Monirobo robots. Monirobo robots developed by Japan’s Nuclear Safety Technology Center associated with Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) after the Tokaimura nuclear accident in 1999. Monirobo robots used to be operated in dangerous radiation environment to replace human. There are red Monirobo and yellow Monirobo. Red Monirobo works to detect radiation while the yellow Monirobo works to collect the dust samples and sensor for flammable gas.

Civil Defense Radiation Detection Survey Meter

Mar 30th, 2011
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All of those names describe the same instruments or device or equipment that used to detect and measure exposure rate of radiation intensity in specific location. All of those devices will show the intensity of radiation in time relative (…/hour) just like speedometer in automobile. There are are four primary types of civil radiation detection survey meter, one a low range meter device and three high range meter devices. Actually there is one more high range meter device but you will not find it any more is the CD V-710. The three common civil defense high range meters are the CD V-V715, CD V-V717, and CD V-V720.

Portable Radiation Tester Nuctest NT-6106

Mar 30th, 2011
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Since the earthquake and tsunami that stroke Japan people were attracted with the shocking news about the danger of radioactive radiation from Fukushima nuclear power plan. After that people were trying to seek for iodate but did one of them like to try find portable device that could help them knowing the dose of radiation around them ? I don’t know about that but I know about this portable device, the Nuctest NT-6106. the Nuctest NT-6106 radiation dose meter is an instrument used to measure the dose of radiation.

Retro Fashioned “Switch-a-roo” Robot Block Puzzle

Mar 30th, 2011
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Find something new and something different for your kids to play. This puzzle robot might be one of the distinctive cool retro fashioned new toy for them. This cool retro puzzle named Switch-a-roo that included three blocks with six different robots on it. How to play ? What you need to do just trying to match each of the robot parts until it shaped a complete figure of retro robot. Each block measured approximately 1.5 x 1.5″. Creative smart retro fashioned way to play around with other kids in play time.

Exciting Colorful Robot Figure Soaps For Kids

Mar 29th, 2011
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They said this sweet guys are great for kids, but perhaps they need to be careful because the color of this soap collection quite tricky for kids. This soap almost similar to candy, perhaps the different is only on its measurement and weight. Its a cute collection from Etsy, exciting pink robot figure soap that you could buy for your kids. Great company in bath time. Scented with watermelon this pink little guy are the super hero in bathroom for kids. Two soaps weighted an ounce and available for many fragrance!

Funny Collection OF Robotic Kid’s Legs And Arms Warmer

Mar 29th, 2011
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I don’t know whether this robot collection is important or not but try to look it in wide view that in purchasing robotic collections and accessories could be ranged in different kinds of items. And this one is legs and arms warmer. This warmer has approximately 14″ long and created to fit to most newborns. This is just another robotic accessories creation but could be one of the recommended item to dressed your newborn in stylish robotic fashion. Get this item for $9.

Earth Friendly Red Ceramic “RED ROBOT”

Mar 29th, 2011
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Find this unique contemporary red ceramic robot at Etsy for $600. This red robot made of ceramic or red stoneware that shaped in a standing robotic figure. Created to be earth friendly decoration this red robot ceramic could brings different atmosphere for your table or room. This red robot ceramic processed with acrylic paint wash and measured in 4.5″ tall and 2.25″ deep. Unique contemporary environment friendly way to use this robot ceramic in your decoration set.

iRobi Smart Dancing and English Learning Robot

Dec 8th, 2010
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iRobi is the first robot in the world that used the internet as its base. This based internet robot was born in 2004. Its name comes from the ‘internet’ and ‘Roby’. With this first internet based system iRobi attracted the world attention. iRobi was introduced into the world as smart cute robot. This robot stands in 65cm and weights of 15kg. iRobi is a wheel based robot. It moves with three wheels. It is able in making 50 kinds of different expression. iRobi can make several service includes learning English and dancing.

Star Wars’ Darth Vader Printing Toaster

Apr 18th, 2011
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This is the best way of having cool Star Wars breakfast. Serve your bread with Darth Vader Bread Imprinting Toaster and you will get cool printed Darth Vader image on your bread, cool and ready to be ate. Every morning time will be a great time to have breakfast and kids will love to have breakfast every morning. This black toaster machine will leave a great mark of Vader’s helmet in every delicious piece of toast. This machine equipped with an adjustable toast temperature setting and powered with 110 V AC.

Robot Accessories Robotic Rotary Stage

Oct 7th, 2010
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This robot accessory can be owned with $1150. This accessory has features like:
1. Made from aluminum this machine can be used for heavy duty and has a high quality.
2. The rotation of this accessory is precise with 1.0 degree resolution.
3. Works in high speed with 160 0z-inches torque.
4. NEMA 23, 17, 14, and 11 stepper, servo or DC motors
5. Has limit for switch and holes for the optical limit switches as well as magnetic sensors and stop.

iCub Humanoid Robot Learns Archery

Sep 28th, 2010
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This is the robot that will take Robin Hood place in future to combat the evil. Dr. Petar Kormushev instructed this robot to hold a bow and release the arrow, and in 8 trials iCub robot can hit the center of the target. Dr. Kormushev is a senior researcher in the Italian Institute of Technology. This robot using the ARCHER that stands for Augmented Reward Chained Regression.

Guiding Application and Service Robot Design

Jul 11th, 2010
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disjointed design with anime head that can produce human emotion has main application purpose to handle restaurant’s customer when take order, choose menu, payment, etc. There is large adjustable touch screen to make choice. The tasks that possible to do are guiding people in shopping malls and air ports. It has a variety of sensors which are used to detect when a person approaches and for obstacle avoidance

KUKA Jump to Platform Educational and Research Robot

Dec 24th, 2010
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A new platform robot for education and research has been unveiled recently by KUKA. It was at Automatica conference in Munich, Germany. It was said to be a unique step for an industrial robot manufacturer to create a mobile platform robot. The robot comes with open interface that open for software modules both for education and research. This robot model considered as one of the big move from KUKA for known as their traditional industry system. Here are some of the key features equipped on this robot: serial kinematics with 5 degrees of freedom,

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