Robots Of the Future Unveiled

Robots of the Future

Experts predict that an ageing world population and continuing global military conflicts will be the two main drivers of robot design and function in the coming years.
Speaking at the Robo Business 2009 Conference and Expo in Boston, Tandy Trower, the general manager of Microsoft Robotics, noted that in the next 40 years, the number of pensioners - those aged 65 and over - is set to increase by two billion worldwide.
With that ageing will come the need to help families and other caregivers cope with decreased mobility and chronic diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Mr Trower said that robots could have a "profound impact" when it comes to helping seniors communicate with family members and each other, or reminding someone to take their medications. Link.................................................................

Pirate Bay awaits trial verdict

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Four men behind the Swedish-based file-sharing website The Pirate Bay are awaiting a verdict in a criminal case over alleged copyright infringement.
Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde are accused of aiding illegal file-sharing.
Earlier this week, co-defendant Peter Sunde told BBC News: "We are quite confident we are going to win."
Mr Sunde said the site would continue operating even if he and his three co-defendants were found guilty. Link.......................................