'Smiby' baby robot made for the lonesome elderly

To eliminate the loneliness of the elderly who live alone, Japan will market the babies robot require constant attention from the "parents" like a newborn baby. As quoted from Asahi, baby robot which will be marketed on January 21, 2015 was developed jointly by Masayoshi Kano, professor of robotics at Chukyo University and Nagoya Seisakusyo Togo company based in Togo, Aichi Prefecture.

Masayoshi Kano, an assistant professor at Chukyo University, right, cradles his Smiby robot at the school's campus in Nagoya. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1u12CdU)

"Smiby" Robot has a sensor that is attached to react when the "parent" to lull them into a hug. When Smiby be in the arms of the parents, the robot was programmed to start laughing. However, when left alone in a long time, the robot was going to cry. If parents abandoned them longer, the robot will fall asleep.

When Smiby swung too tight, the robots will cry. Tears are indicated with a blue light, while her cheeks would turn into pink when they are happy with the attention and care that is poured out by parents.

Smiby robot has 500 types of sounds and sound depending on the situation and taken from a year-old baby sound recorded researchers within six months. The robot is made of plastic and silicon by using technology to produce resins Togo Seisakusyo sophisticated spring car. When the battery is full, the robot can work for ten hours.

The elderly who try a prototype of Smiby say that they feel the effects of therapy. Five of the nine seniors who tried the robot at home for a month in November 2014 said they reduced the symptoms of depression. The robot sells for 68,000 yen (about Rp. 7.2 million), but it is planned the robot sample will be loaned free of charge to elderly care facilities. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE ASAHI SHIMBUN]

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MG's new SUV revealed

MG, a British automotive manufacturer recently released the images of the production version of its newest product-based Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), called MG GTS. This car was originally going to challenge some of its competitors, such as the Nissan Juke, Peugeot 2008, and Ford EcoSport.

Rendered image of MG GTS. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BjXhSL)

As reported by AutoExpress on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, MG, whose shares have been mastered by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) will present the GTS variant with a design that similar to the Ssangyong Korando. The use of this design was chosen because SAIC still have a stake in the South Korean company.

Talk about its appearance, this SUV comes with fine lines. Looks like they want to raise the aggressive style on this new car. It was seen from trapezoidal scratch on the headlamps with thin grille and MG's badge in the middle.

Right side view of MG GTS. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BjXhSL)

The report says, that this car has a length dimension 4,500 mm, 1,675 mm width, and height 1,675 mm. And for size, this car is almost on par with the Kia Sportage, and the Honda CR-V. The car is expected to be debuted in China next year and  mentioned using a 2.0-liter direct-injection gasoline engine that can spewed power up to 217 bhp and maximum torque of 350 Nm.

Rear side view of MG GTS. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BjXhSL)

For acceleration, MG GTS can accelerate from rest to a speed of 62 mph (100 kph) in eight seconds. Then the engine power will be channeled through a six-speed transmission system. Also reported that MG will also provide another variant that uses a 1.8-liter diesel engine with four-wheel drive system. However, this new car will be launched in early 2016. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEXPRESS]

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PainTTless

Custom motorcycle usually comes in various shapes and sizes, most of them have a beautiful and luxurious paint to show their exclusive character. But what if you are not willing to paint one iota on your custom motorcycle?

PainTTless Thunderbike. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1CUCE2A)

Then the bike following is PainTTless, the figure of the custom motorcycle that won the 2012 AMD World Championship in the Freestyle class from one of Germany's most astonishing custom bike builders, Thunderbike.

PainTTless Thunderbike custom motorcycle is not in the paint, with all surfaces are treated with a variety of ways to achieve this result. It took more than 8 months with painstaking efforts tireless of the German builder to get to the point where this bike looks pretty perfect. 

PainTTless uses material of copper, brass, chrome, gold and matching combined with a proprietary Thunderbike advanced technology. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1CUCE2A)

This bike uses material of copper, brass, chrome, gold and matching combined with a proprietary Thunderbike advanced technology is awesome job.

Right side view of PainTTless by Thunderbike. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1K64ew3)

The engine was adopted from Harley-Davidson 1000 cc Ironhead, but overall has been rebuilt because it is not in accordance with the wishes of the PainTTles creator. The existence of a CNC machine in turn has presented a new crankcase and gearbox housing, along with most of the other components of PainTTless.

The overall look of PainTTless Thunderbike as a tribute to 1930s racing motorcycle which often compete in the US. salt desert.

PainTTless won the AMD World Championship 2012, and arguably there are three victories: in addition to the above awards, we are looking at the first HD authorized dealer who won AMD, and the first Germans competitors for this event. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BIKEEXIF | SILODROME]

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Nanofiber electrospinning is developed in UGM

Lecturers of Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gadjah Mada, Kuwat Triyana and Yusril Yusuf, along with other researchers joining the UGM Nanomaterial Research group that affiliates with UGM Testing Laboratory (LPPT) develop an electrospinning machine for making nanometer sized fibers or nanofiber.

"The machine is used to make nanometer-sized fibers or nanofiber for a variety of purposes. Materials to make nanofiber can be taken from abundant natural materials in Indonesia," said Kuwat Triyana in Yogyakarta on Monday, December 29, 2014.

According to him, one of the materials is fishing waste like shrimp and crab shells are usually pollute the environment can be modified into chitosan hereinafter be made chitosan nanofibres.

UGM researchers who develop electrospinning machine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1A58UuV)

In fact, animal's skin and bones that had only become accessories such as handbags and leather shoes can be converted into a gelatin furthered made gelatin nanofiber. He said that nanofiber has properties far superior to larger sized fibers as a surface area density is very high.

"That's why nanofiber to be excellent in the development of functional materials," he said. According to him, the fabrication results of nanofiber ie sheet-like fabric, but if viewed with an electron microscope looks the fibers have a diameter in tens to hundreds of nanometers.

As an illustration, said Kuwat, the size of one nanometer equals one-billionth of a meter, or about one strand of hair divided by 1,000. "Its small size makes us unable to see clearly a nanofiber with the naked eye or with a regular microscope, so it must be viewed with an electron microscope," he said.

He said nanofiber is now widely used in various fields. In the health sector, the nanofiber used as bandages, filters for dialysis machines, and cosmetics. As a source of renewable energy products, the nanofiber is made in the form of lithium batteries, solar cells, and fuel cell.

In the environmental field, the nanofiber is used as gas sensors, photocatalysis, air filters, and waste processing. "In the military, the nanofiber is used as a material for bulletproof clothing," he said. ***  [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA | ANTARANEWS.COM]

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One of Lexus's dream cars

Lexus finally took the decision to continue the LF-LC Luxury coupe concept that ever appeared at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show.

Lexus LF-LC GT "Vision Gran Turismo". (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1tUcr2i)

There's the news that this car will be mass produced later on, but certainly for now on, the appearance of the GT version is already happening, even through the racing game of GranTurismo 6, in the Sony Playstasion 3 console.

Left side view of Lexus LF-LC GT "Vision Gran Turismo". (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1tUcr2i)

This car was later dubbed as the Lexus LF-LC GT "Vision Gran Turismo", which deliberately created for the fans of dream cars game. The car is designed by Lexus as well as to aiming to be one of the race participants of Super GT and the Nurburgring 24 hours.

Rear side view of Lexus LF-LC GT "Vision Gran Turismo". (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1tUcr2i)

Unique elements of the LF-LC GT include a vented hood, aerodynamic body kit, side-mounted exhaust pipes, a huge rear wing, and tail-lights inspired by the afterburners of a fighter jet. There’s no word on what powers the car but the original LF-LC was said to be powered by a hybrid drivetrain developing in excess of 500 horsepower.

Actually, Lexus have got three racing cars in this digital game, such as the 2008 IS350 GT300, 2012 LFA Nurburgring Package, and 2008 SC430 GT500. However, the presence of the new model will certainly further spoil the racing game enthusiasts on the Playstasion 3 console. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTOR AUTHORITY]

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The police car with the stolen car detector

Police authorities in Aalter, Belgium got a new patrol car units, namely Skoda Octavia vRS. Remarkably, this Belgian police car is equipped with a vehicle license plate number recognition system called ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition).

Skoda Octavia vRS police car with ANPR technology. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1EtcMN8)

The device was able to record the license plate number and then the software compares with the data which stored in the vehicle registration data center. If there's detected a fake license plate and suspected as the stolen car, the police authorities will be alerted and immediately gave chase to check the car.

In Belgium, the Skoda Octavia vRS actually sold at a priced only €29,490 (Rp. 421.8 million). But this special police car was sold at a higher price with the addition of the ANPR system. One unit was sold at €85,000 (Rp. 1.21 billion) and the ANPR device taped on the car's hood to be able to read the other car's plate number. With the addition of these tools make the car look a little different.

The Skoda Octavia vRS was able to achieve acceleration from zero to a speed of 100 kph (62 mph) in 6.8 seconds and can reach a top speed of 248 kph (154 mph). This figure is the result of output a 2.0-liter engine that has a capable of power spewing of 220 hp. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WORLDCARFANS]

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