She’s a robot on the runway

August 12, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

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Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Japanese designer Yumi Katsura used a robotic humanoid (HRP-4C) named Miim to show off a new wedding dress to crowds at the 2009 Yumi Katsura Paris Grand Collection fashion show in Osaka on July 22, 2009.

NO THANKS. I want my robots looking like robots, not humans.

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Boeing 747 heading straight at you

November 4, 2008 @ 1:09 am

This is what it would look like if you were standing directly in the path of a Boeing 747-400 during takeoff. Notice that the jet used up nearly all of the runway before lifting off.

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