Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Twin brothers Jun Saito (R) and Rei pose in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after they passed physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers. The elder, Jun, is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 123 kilograms, while Rei is 189 cm high and weighs 139 kg. Their farther is American and mother is Japanese.

Robot balances pole in its palm

Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.

Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Twin brothers Jun Saito (R) and Rei pose in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after they passed physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers. The elder, Jun, is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 123 kilograms, while Rei is 189 cm high and weighs 139 kg. Their farther is American and mother is Japanese. (Kyodo)

Robot balances pole in its palm

Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.