Runbot Runbot can adapt to changes in the terrain Runbot in action Roboticists are using the lessons of a 1930s human physiologist to build the world’s fastest walking robot. Runbot is a self-learning, dynamic robot, which has been built around the theories of Nikolai Bernstein. “Getting a robot to walk like a human requires a…
Month: July 2007
UK still loves a good page-turner
Two people reading papers in a park Experts say people still find time to read amid busy lives Contrary to popular belief, Britain may not be a nation of dumbed-down MP3-toting philistines who prefer computer games to the mind-expanding delights of a good book. Instead, according to the latest research, people in the UK are…
Health fears over burning tyres
The bonfire at Ballycraigy contains hundreds of tyres Fears are growing that serious health and environmental damage could be caused when a huge bonfire in Antrim is lit on 11 July. The bonfire on the Ballycraigy estate contains hundreds of rubber tyres and dwarfs nearby houses. However, loyalists at Stoneyford in Lisburn have exchanged the…
Game world gets ready for E3 show
The E3 show always attracted big crowds The video game world is gearing up for the E3 Expo – one of the biggest events in the gaming calendar. Although smaller than in previous years the three-day event will be a showcase of the latest and greatest in the gaming world. The focus in 2007 has…
GAA-Result – Armagh vrs Derry
Derry’s Mark Lynch in action against Ciaran McKeever of Armagh Derry’s Mark Lynch battles with Ciaran McKeever of Armagh Armagh are out of the All-Ireland Championship after Derry snatched a dramatic and controversial victory in the qualifier at Clones. Colin Devlin kept his head in a frantic period of stoppage-time to coolly shoot over the…
$10 For Vista Drivers
If you’re running Windows Vista and you want to enjoy EAX-enabled effects from your Creative Audigy sound card, get ready to shell out a ten-spot for the privilege to do so. Although initially reported that Creative was charging $9.99 for Vista drivers in general, a post by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes was later updated to reflect…
Variety is the key to sustainable fuel resources, says Masterlease
The inevitable increase of biofuel production is predicted to have a negative impact on the economy and ecosystems of developing countries according to a key UN study released on 4 July. However, leading fleet management firm, Masterlease, warns that in order to avoid draining any one resource it is critical that a mix of environmentally-friendly…
‘Clumsy’ Simpsons movie promised
Speaking at a press launch in central London, he said The Simpsons Movie was “a tribute to the art of hand-drawn animation, which is basically disappearing”. “All the animated movies these days are computer generated,” he said, adding that his film had been created in “the old-fashioned, clumsy, ‘erase it if you don’t do it…
Broad welcome for Parades Commission ruling on Castlederg
Sinn Fein Cllr Charlie Mc Hugh has given a broad welcome to a Parades Commission decision to re-route Orange Order/Loyalist Band marchers away from predominantly nationalist areas of Castlederg on the 11th Night and on the evening of the 12th July . Cllr Mc Hugh said, The decision to re-route a parade by the Castlederg…
O2 ‘to get iPhone contract in UK’
Apple iPhone Half a million phones were sold on the first weekend in the US iPhone in action Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the sought-after deal to sell Apple’s iPhone in the UK. Press reports said that O2 is set to sign an exclusive contract shortly and should have the new…