Friday, September 14, 2012

Nintendo announced the release date and price of the Wii U

Finally Nintendo announced the price and release date of the Nintendo Wii U. as we know from the ads Nintendo Wii U are circulating on YouTube, Wii U can be played in portable or can also use the TV and it looks like Nintendo still feature family entertainment in every console.

Nintendo Wii U scheduled to be released on November 11, 2012, and it turns out there are two different prices offered Nintendo for's newest console, Wii U BASIC (white 8GB) at a price of USD 299.99, or Wii U DELUXE (black 34 GB). While there is no word yet on can whether or not the pre-order for this console, but Nintendo promised to always be updated via the website



Swumanoid, Coast Guard Robot


Someday role of the lifeguard will be replaced by robots. A finding that was initially to find the best swimming techniques, instead become a prototype for the lifeguard robot.

It was announced the investigators from the Tokyo Institute of Technology recently.

It's name Swumanoid, this robot can swim with a speed of 0.64 meters per second. That means one-third the speed of human swimming speed record.

Swumanoid could do a breaststroke movement, freestyle and butterfly stroke.

Motomu Nakashima who led the research said that, "Since this robot can swim, then he can help peoples who are facing danger in the water. I believe this might happens in the future, "as reported by the Daily Mail.

However, the road of Swumanoid to become a lifeguard is still long. Constraints such as durability and waterproof remain unresolved.