Soon, a ‘Deep Green’ pool-playing robot would defeat all top players

September 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Robots of the future would be used for sexual purposes, believes a leading scientist. US robotics scientist Professor Rodney Brooks, former head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, said he had no reason to doubt that the technology would have 'sexual drivers'.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - Boffins have developed an amazing skeleton robot that moves just like humans. The creation is known as an "anthropomimetic robot".

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - A robot that can leap over walls and obstacles more than 7.5metres has been developed. The shoebox-sized robot named the Precision Urban Hopper uses four wheels to move around and is guided by the GPS.

June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of Bristol have developed what they call a 'chewing robot' that would help in studying dental wear formation on human teeth. Dental elements, such as crowns and bridges, are made from well-known metals, polymers and ceramics but their dental wear properties are often poorly understood.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers at Waseda University in Japan have unveiled Kobian, a "humanoid" robot, which can express seven human emotions. The ground-breaking robot can express feelings, including delight, surprise, sadness and dislike.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Here's some good news for mommies all around the world: Japanese scientists have created a flipping incredible robot that can cook. The Okonomiyaki Robot has shown off its skills in cooking traditional Japanese flour pancakes at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - A county court is to rule whether a homeowner can stop his local village cricket team playing because of the threat of players knocking a six on to his roof or into his garden. In a long running dispute that has more the hallmarks of a bitter divorce than a neighbourly dispute, a judge will be asked to hand down a legal ruling that will have implications for amateur cricketers up and down the country, reports The Telegraph.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Paul Collingwood fears that players will not like to endure the 'mental torture' of Test cricket, if the financial rewards of playing for the country does not match the lucrative pay package of a Twenty20 tournament like the Indian Premier League (IPL). 'I gave up the (England) one-day captaincy (in July last year) because it was affecting my Test game and I wanted to keep my Test place.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers are readying a robot with the help of an artist to place a little red cottage on the moon, as a symbol of what humankind can achieve. The goal is for the robot named Roony, to be able to place the cabin on the moon in 2012, under the project 'House on the Moon', a collaboration between Malardalen University and versatile artist Mikael Genberg.

April 4th, 2009 LONDON - Coach and manager Sir Alex Ferguson has accused some of his Manchester United stars of being too complacent in the Premier League title race. Ferguson claims the shock defeat at Fulham two weeks ago, which followed a stunning collapse against Liverpool, has actually done United a favour.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Robert Patrick is gearing up to reprise his role as the evil robot in 'Terminator 5'. Filmmaker McG has been signed up to direct the forthcoming flick called 'Terminator Salvation', and he is eyeing Robert for the role of evil robot T-1000.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - University of Calgary researchers have announced the invention of a specially-equipped robot vacuum cleaner that can sense human emotions. The scientists say that the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner uses a special headband to capture bioelectric signals from the forehead of a human user, and then infers stress from muscle tension readings.

March 28th, 2009 LONDON - Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch has revealed the inspiration behind his famous robot dance. "I had to get my inspiration for the robot dance from somewhere, so C-3PO deserves the credit," Crouch said.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - West Indies captain Chris Gayle says the issue of playing in Indian Premier League (IPL) has been resolved. West Indies' tour of England in May was in danger after it emerged that five senior players had threatened to withdraw from the series to play in the IPL.

March 17th, 2009 LONDON - Japanese scientists have unveiled a female humanoid that could be the next supermodel. Scientists from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have designed a "cybernetic human" that looks like an average Japanese woman.