Boom for digital cameras

Boom for digital cameras

OSAKA, Japan, - Digital cameras are selling briskly in Japan, with shipments rising 7 percent to 1.18 million devices in fiscal 1998 end March 31, 1999. The cameras, which translate electrical impulses into pictures that can be seen on computers, are shown at a discount shop for electronics appliances in downtown Osaka on July 17.

Robot mimics monkey walking on treadmill

Robot mimics monkey walking on treadmill

KYOTO, Japan - A 1.55-meter-tall humanoid robot mimics the walk of a monkey on a treadmill (background) in an experiment conducted at a laboratory in Kyoto on Jan. 15. Electrical impulses in the monkey's brain were transmitted to the robot via a high-speed Internet connection from Duke University in North Carolina, directing the robot to mimic the monkey's motion. The experiment, conducted jointly by the Japan Science and Technology Agency and Duke University, demonstrates that human beings may be able to command robotic motion in the future simply by using brain impulses, according to Mitsuo Kawato, a senior member of the Japanese research team. (Kyodo)

Boom for digital cameras

Boom for digital cameras

OSAKA, Japan, - Digital cameras are selling briskly in Japan, with shipments rising 7 percent to 1.18 million devices in fiscal 1998 end March 31, 1999. The cameras, which translate electrical impulses into pictures that can be seen on computers, are shown at a discount shop for electronics appliances in downtown Osaka on July 17.

Boom for digital cameras

Boom for digital cameras

OSAKA, Japan, - Digital cameras are selling briskly in Japan, with shipments rising 7 percent to 1.18 million devices in fiscal 1998 end March 31, 1999. The cameras, which translate electrical impulses into pictures that can be seen on computers, are shown at a discount shop for electronics appliances in downtown Osaka on July 17.