CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

Chiba, Japan - Sharp Corp., the leading maker of LCD TVs, shows off a 52-inch prototype TV that has a 2-cm thick screen in CEATEC, Asia's largest annual consumer electronics show, which opened Oct. 2 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

OSAKA, Japan - ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories says on Aug. 10 in Osaka that the Kyoto prefectural research institute has developed a robot (R) that can move its neck and arms as naturally as humans do. At 114 centimeters tall, 52 cm wide and weighing 39 kilograms, the robot moves without wiring and can operate independently.

CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

Chiba, Japan - Sharp Corp., the leading maker of LCD TVs, shows off a 52-inch prototype TV that has a 2-cm thick screen in CEATEC, Asia's largest annual consumer electronics show, which opened Oct. 2 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on the outskirts of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

OSAKA, Japan - ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories says on Aug. 10 in Osaka that the Kyoto prefectural research institute has developed a robot (R) that can move its neck and arms as naturally as humans do. At 114 centimeters tall, 52 cm wide and weighing 39 kilograms, the robot moves without wiring and can operate independently.