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Hiroshi Ishiguro's Repliee Qlexpo is more than a humanoid robot, which is so lifelike that it seems like a real person and is expected to eventually pitch in as the workforce shrinks amid the dwindling and aging population of Japan. She believes that appearance is very important to having better interpersonal relationships with a robot and that robots are information media, especially humanoid robots, and their main role in the future is to interact naturally with people.

Evaluation, Human-machine systems, Androids

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The biggest dig: Japan builds a ship to drill to the Earth's mantle

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A new Japanese ship, deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is designed to penetrate through kilometers of rock to the earth's mantle. The Chikyu would be involved in multiple drilling and coring projects while some of the holes it creates could be used in the future to house onsite crust monitors that would improve quake warning systems.

Product development, Japan, Equipment and supplies, Deepwater drillships, Earth sciences research

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The science of doing good

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The manner in which appropriate use of computer and communication technologies, satellite images and research can help aid workers provide the best possible help during instances of humanitarian crises is discussed.

Information Systems & Theory, Usage, Information technology, Technology application, Technical communication, Humanitarian aid, Communication of technical information

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