Jumbo pumpkin competition

Jumbo pumpkin competition

HASHIMOTO, Japan - An examiner measures the size of a giant pumpkin at a competition in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2. The pumpkin, which is 0.6 meter in height and 69 kilograms in weight, came in first among 70 giant pumpkins.

Hospital helper robot planned to make debut next spring

Hospital helper robot planned to make debut next spring

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said July 10 it plans to introduce next spring a robot that can work in hospitals delivering small materials such as patient files and X-ray films. With the cooperation of the Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital in Shiga Prefecture, the robot is now being tested for practical use. The 120-kilogram robot is 1.3-meters high, 0.6-meter wide and 0.75-meter in depth.

Jumbo pumpkin competition

Jumbo pumpkin competition

HASHIMOTO, Japan - An examiner measures the size of a giant pumpkin at a competition in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2. The pumpkin, which is 0.6 meter in height and 69 kilograms in weight, came in first among 70 giant pumpkins. (Kyodo)

Hospital helper robot planned to make debut next spring

Hospital helper robot planned to make debut next spring

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said July 10 it plans to introduce next spring a robot that can work in hospitals delivering small materials such as patient files and X-ray films. With the cooperation of the Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital in Shiga Prefecture, the robot is now being tested for practical use. The 120-kilogram robot is 1.3-meters high, 0.6-meter wide and 0.75-meter in depth.