CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:og="http://opengraphprotocol.org/schema/" dir="ltr"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/","20111006102923","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1317896963"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Robotics</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="robots" content="all"/> <meta name="description" content="Gizmag covers the full gammut of new and emerging technologies, invention, innovation, and science news."/> <meta name="keywords" content="gizmag,Gizmo,Gizmos,Gadgets,Technology,Trends,Gizmag,Automotive, Baby Gizmo, Aero Gizmo, Around The Home, Digital Cameras, Childsplay, ecoGizmo, Electronics, Games, Good Thinking, Health and Wellbeing, Holiday Destinations, Home Entertainment, Inventors and Remarkable People, Mobile Technology, Motorcycles, On the Water, Outdoors, Personal Computing, Pet Gizmos, Research Watch, Science and Education, Spy Gear, Telecommunications, Urban Transport, Robotics, Military, Wearable Electronics, Music, Sports, Laptops, Podcasts,"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20111006102923cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/css/styles_web.php?x=1317877356"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://gizmag.com/xml/" title="Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/>   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://partner.googleadservices.com/gampad/google_service.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> GS_googleAddAdSenseService("ca-pub-1607124478120364"); GS_googleEnableAllServices(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-1607124478120364", "Robotics_IslandBottom_Right_300x250"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-1607124478120364", "Robotics_IslandTop_Right_300x250"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-1607124478120364", "Robotics_Leaderboard_Top_728x90"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-1607124478120364", "Robotics_Skyscraper_Right_160x600"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-1607124478120364", "bottom_include"); </script> <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFetchAds();</script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/web/20111006102923js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/global_public.js?1317896963"></script>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> window.addEvent('domready',function() { if (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i) != null) return; var lazyloader = new LazyLoad({ elements: '#content a img' }); }); </script>   </head> <body>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2235360-4']); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'Section','Robotics',3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'View', 'Section', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">_qacct="p-23Y-rtuj52xr6";quantserve();</script> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-23Y-rtuj52xr6.gif" style="display: none" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></noscript>   <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script>  <div class="index" id="top_index"> <div class="index_center"> <ul class="header_links float_left"> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed"><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/rss_icon_glass.png" alt="RSS logo"/>Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.twitter.com/gizmag/" title="Follow Gizmag on Twitter"><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/twitter-icon.png" alt="Twitter bird"/>Follow Gizmag on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/stumblethru:gizmag.com?utm_source=GizMag&utm_medium=StumbleThru&utm_campaign=StumbleThruButton " title="Explore Gizmag" rel="nofollow"><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/StumbleUpon-logo.png" alt="Stumble Thru"/>Explore Gizmag</a></li> </ul>  <div id="search_form_top"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-top"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:cf1bgg5f284"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="38"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-top&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div> <a name="top"></a>  <div id="top_strip" class="snap_noshots"><center>Latest news from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show-2011/" target="_blank">2011 Frankfurt Motor Show</a></center></div> <div class="center"> <div id="header"> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/" id="logo"></a> <div align="right" class="snap_noshots" id="leaderboard"> <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Robotics_Leaderboard_Top_728x90");</script> </div> </div>  <div id="top_stories"> <ul id="img"> <li id="top_story0"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs/20063/" title="Steve Jobs dead at 56"></a></li> <li id="top_story1"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/" title="U.S military to field-test “throwable” robots in Afghanistan"></a></li> <li id="top_story2"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/" title="Solar thermal collection system uses Sun's heat to keeps things cool"></a></li> <li id="top_story3"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/" title="New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one"></a></li> <li id="top_story4"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing-at-sea/20051/" title="F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea"></a></li> </ul> <ul id="titles"> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs/20063/">Steve Jobs dead at 56</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/">U.S military to field-test “throwable” robots in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/">Solar thermal collection system uses Sun's heat to keeps things cool</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/">New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing-at-sea/20051/">F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <a id="more" class="orange" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/">MORE TOP STORIES » </a> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"><h1>Robotics</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/">U.S military to field-test “throwable” robots in Afghanistan</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>21:39 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/picture/143980/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/throwbots.jpg" title="A Soldier throws a Recon Robotics Recon Scout Throwbot XT robot" alt="A Soldier throws a Recon Robotics Recon Scout Throwbot XT robot"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Robots are a perfect tool to provide soldiers in the field with “eyes” on a potentially hazardous situation without placing themselves in harm’s way. With soldiers often operating in difficult terrain or entering buildings, the easiest way to get such robots into place is to throw them. Currently, many units use a small tactical robot called the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle 320 that is equipped with video reconnaissance technology. However, this robot weighs 32 pounds (14.5 kg) so the call has been put out for a lighter robot that is more easily transportable by dismounted units on the move and is able to be thrown into forward locations such as buildings and caves. To this end, the U.S. military is set to put three different types of lightweight, “throwable” robots through a series of combat assessments in Afghanistan. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/">Panasonic to unveil new helper robots</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>07:05 September 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/picture/143496/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/panasonic-service-robots.jpg" title="Panasonic's new HOSPI-Rimo communication assistance robot" alt="Panasonic's new HOSPI-Rimo communication assistance robot"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>With the aging of populations in many countries around the world, particularly Japan, there are ever increasing numbers of elderly to care for, but relatively fewer younger people to do the job. Robots have long been seen as a means of filling the gap and Panasonic is set to unveil its latest technology designed to do just that. The three robotic devices set to make their debut at the upcoming 38th International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.2011) in Tokyo include a communication assistance robot and new models of the company's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-hair-washing-robot-bed/16458/" target="_blank">Hair-Washing Robot</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-robotic-bed-cum-wheelchair-helps-maintain-independence-12905/12905/" target="_blank">RoboticBed</a>. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/">Robotic toddler nominated to carry Olympic torch in 2012</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/pawel-piejko/">Pawel Piejko</a></p> <p><em>07:04 September 23, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/icub-robot.jpg" title="Scientists have nominated the iCub child-like humanoid robot to participate in the Olympic..." alt="Scientists have nominated the iCub child-like humanoid robot to participate in the Olympic..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Research on artificial intelligence and robotics is growing at a rapid pace, but are we ready to see a robot bearing the Olympic torch in 2012? Scientists at Wales' Aberystwyth University are convinced that this should happen, and have nominated the iCub child-like humanoid robot to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay for London's 2012 Summer Olympics. It's intended to be a tribute to computing pioneer Alan Turing, as 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/efficient-predictable-robot-movement/19912/">Better planning makes robot movements more efficient and predictable</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>03:20 September 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/efficient-predictable-robot-movement/19912/picture/143193/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/efficient-predictable-robot-movement/19912/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/robot-movement.jpg" title="Time lapse image of the robot using the new MIT algorithm that results in more efficient a..." alt="Time lapse image of the robot using the new MIT algorithm that results in more efficient a..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The act of picking up a coffee cup from a table, despite being relatively simple for a human being, actually involves extremely complex calculations as we spontaneously plan a trajectory around obstacles in free space to reach the cup. This complexity means such tasks can be incredibly difficult for an autonomous robot and results in most motion-planning algorithms settling for any path – no matter how inefficient – that will allow the robot to achieve its goal. Now researchers have developed a new motion-planning system that lets robots save time and energy by moving more efficiently, which also makes their movements more predictable - an important consideration if they are to interact with humans. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/efficient-predictable-robot-movement/19912/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/">Tiny Panasonic EVOLTA robots set to take on Ironman Triathlon</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:07 September 16, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/picture/142748/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/evoltaironman.jpg" title="Panasonic's EVOLTA swimming, cycling and running robots will be attempting to complete the..." alt="Panasonic's EVOLTA swimming, cycling and running robots will be attempting to complete the..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While the Energizer Bunny may get all the fame, Panasonic's "Mr. Evolta" robot actually gets out and <em>does</em> things. In 2008, powered by two of the company's AA EVOLTA alkaline batteries, the 17 centimeter (6.69 inch)-tall robot climbed up a 1,640 foot (500 meter) rope suspended in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-climbs-1640-foot-cliff-at-grand-canyon/9377/" target="_blank">Grand Canyon</a>. The following year, pedaling a miniature tricycle, he completed the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/evolta-battery-guiness-world-record/12516/" target="_blank">"24 Hours of Le Mans"</a> endurance challenge. Last year, he took a leisurely 500-kilometer (311-mile) stroll along the highway from Tokyo to Kyoto. This year's challenge is a little different - there will be <em>three</em> EVOLTA robots, and they will be teaming up to complete the 230-kilometer (143-mile) Ironman Triathlon circuit in Hawaii. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-machine-learning-cornell/19832/">Teaching robots to think like people</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>19:34 September 14, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-machine-learning-cornell/19832/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-machine-learning-cornell/19832/picture/142560/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-machine-learning-cornell/19832/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cornellrobots.jpg" title="A Cornell robot successfully identifies a keyboard within a cluttered room " alt="A Cornell robot successfully identifies a keyboard within a cluttered room "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>If we're ever going to have robot butlers, then they're going to have to learn how to figure things out for themselves. After all, if you have to reprogram the robot for every slight variation on a task, you might as well do it yourself. Scientists at Cornell University's Personal Robotics Laboratory are tackling the formidable challenges posed by "machine learning" by programing robots to observe new situations and proceed accordingly, based on what they already know from the past. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-machine-learning-cornell/19832/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/bacarobo-stupid-robot-championship/19635/">Bacarobo showcases stupid robots</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:01 August 26, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/bacarobo-stupid-robot-championship/19635/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/bacarobo-stupid-robot-championship/19635/picture/140816/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/bacarobo-stupid-robot-championship/19635/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bacarobo.jpg" title="The Bacarobo Stupid Robot Championship is a contest for robots that are funny and useless" alt="The Bacarobo Stupid Robot Championship is a contest for robots that are funny and useless"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Given that there are currently robots that can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-scout-mine-rescue-robot/19543/" target="_blank">find trapped miners</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/burrowing-robot-inspired-by-sandfish-lizard/18600/" target="_blank">swim through rubble</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/cougar20-h-surveillance-robot/17800/" target="_blank">see through walls</a>, it’s only natural that some of us humans might feel a little ... <em>inferior</em>, perhaps. Should you be one of those people, it will almost certainly make you feel better if you go to Budapest, and take in the Bacarobo Stupid Robot Championship. The three main rules: robots must operate automatically, they must be funny, and they must be useless. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/bacarobo-stupid-robot-championship/19635/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/">Dragon Runner 10 joins QinetiQ’s micro unmanned robot family</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>00:33 August 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/picture/140316/">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dragonrunner10.jpg" title="QinetiQ's DR10 is intended for military and first responder duties " alt="QinetiQ's DR10 is intended for military and first responder duties "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>QinetiQ North America has unveiled its latest Micro Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MUGV) based on its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/the-multi-skilled-dragon-runner-ground-robot/10479/" target="_blank">Dragon Runner</a> platform. The new Dragon Runner 10 (DR10) is built around the basic Dragon Runner design and is intended for military and first responder duties. At just 15 inches (38 cm) long, 13.5 inches (34 cm) wide and 5.8 inches (15 cm) tall, and weighing just under 10 pounds (4.5 kg), the DR10 is small and light enough to be carried in a standard-issue pack and be thrown into buildings and hostile environments for reconnaissance and surveillance missions. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mabel-the-running-robot/19558/">MABEL: the world's fastest knee-equipped bipedal robot</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>05:14 August 18, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mabel-the-running-robot/19558/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mabel-the-running-robot/19558/picture/140243/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mabel-the-running-robot/19558/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mabel.jpg" title="MABEL the robot can run with a human-like gait at speeds of up to 10.9 km/h" alt="MABEL the robot can run with a human-like gait at speeds of up to 10.9 km/h"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Although Honda’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/asimo/" target="_blank">ASIMO</a> has been running around at speeds of up to 6 km/h (3.7 mph) since 2004, his style is more of a fast sneak than a true running action. Getting bipedal robot like ASIMO to run like a human is no easy feat - as C-3PO is sure to attest – but researchers in a University of Michigan (U-M) lab have done just that with a bipedal robot called MABEL. The researchers believe that MABEL, which can reach a peak pace of 10.9 km/h (6.8 mph), is the world’s fastest bipedal robot with knees. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mabel-the-running-robot/19558/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-scout-mine-rescue-robot/19543/">Gemini-Scout mine rescue robot to lead the way to trapped miners</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>22:34 August 16, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-scout-mine-rescue-robot/19543/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gemini-scout.jpg" title="Sandia's Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot is designed to speed mining accident rescue effort..." alt="Sandia's Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot is designed to speed mining accident rescue effort..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The Chilean and Pike River Mine disasters in 2010 highlighted the dangers of sub-surface mining and the difficulties faced in extracting those trapped beneath the Earth. Collapsed mines pose countless dangers, not just for those trapped but also those attempting to free them, such as poisonous gases, flooded tunnels, explosive vapors and unstable walls and roofs. Dealing with such potentially deadly conditions and unknown obstacles significantly slows the efforts of rescuers. To help speed rescue efforts, robotics engineers at Sandia Labs have designed a robot to provide that most valuable of commodities for first responders - information. <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-scout-mine-rescue-robot/19543/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <center class="snap_noshots"> <div class="next_prev"><strong> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/2/">Next </a> » </strong></div> </center> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? Search our 15,799 articles</span> <div class=""> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:z510l4jm7yb"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="66" id="search_input"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-bottom&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> <div class="island"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Robotics_IslandTop_Right_300x250");</script> </div> <div id="right_col_a"> <div id="right_col_b"> <div class="ad"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Robotics_Skyscraper_Right_160x600");</script> </div> <div class="ad"> <span class="title">Sections</span> <ul class="dots" id="sections_list"> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/aerogizmo/">Aero Gizmo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/">Around The Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/babygizmo/">Baby Gizmo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/childsplay/">Childsplay</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-cameras/">Digital Cameras</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/ecogizmo/">ecoGizmo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/games/">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/goodthinking/">Good Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/health/">Health and Wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/">Holiday Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/">Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/">Inventors and Remarkable People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/laptops/">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/military/">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/">Mobile Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/">Motorcycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/onthewater/">On the Water</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/personalcomputing/">Personal Computing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/petgizmos/">Pet Gizmos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/podcasts/">Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/researchwatch/">Research Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/">Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/">Science and Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/spygear/">Spy Gear</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/">Urban Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">Wearable Electronics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Recent popular articles in Robotics</span> <ul id="vertical_sprite"> <li class="img sect_94" id="story0"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/" title="Panasonic to unveil new helper robots"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-service-robots/19960/">Panasonic to unveil new helper robots</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story1"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/" title="U.S military to field-test " throwable" robots in afghanistan"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/">U.S military to field-test "throwable" robots in Afghanistan</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story2"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/" title="Dragon Runner 10 joins QinetiQ's micro unmanned robot family"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetiq-dragon-runner-10/19568/">Dragon Runner 10 joins QinetiQ's micro unmanned robot family</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story3"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/roxxxy-us7000-sex-robot/14063/" title="Roxxxy the US,000 companion/sex robot (NSFW)"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/roxxxy-us7000-sex-robot/14063/">Roxxxy the US,000 companion/sex robot (NSFW)</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story4"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/realtouch-virtual-sex-device-for-men/14126/" title="RealTouch - World's first virtual sex device for men (NSFW)"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/realtouch-virtual-sex-device-for-men/14126/">RealTouch - World's first virtual sex device for men (NSFW)</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story5"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/raytheon-significantly-progresses-exoskeleton-design/16479/" title="Raytheon XOS 2: second generation exoskeleton"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/raytheon-significantly-progresses-exoskeleton-design/16479/">Raytheon XOS 2: second generation exoskeleton</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story6"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/" title="Robotic toddler nominated to carry Olympic torch in 2012"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/icub-robot-olympic-torch-2012/19927/">Robotic toddler nominated to carry Olympic torch in 2012</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story7"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/4785/" title="The Snark - the meanest VTOL UAV on the planet"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/4785/">The Snark - the meanest VTOL UAV on the planet</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story8"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1604/" title="Exoskeletons: Wearable Robots"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1604/">Exoskeletons: Wearable Robots</a></li> <li class="img sect_94" id="story9"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1282/" title="Dyson's Robot Vacuum Cleaner - the DC06"></a></li> <li class="ar_title"><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1282/">Dyson's Robot Vacuum Cleaner - the DC06</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <div class="island"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Robotics_IslandBottom_Right_300x250");</script> </div> <div id="fbfanbox" class="gapbelow"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?id=76426236137&width=350&connections=6&stream=false&height=230" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:287px;"></iframe> </div> <iframe class="gapbelow" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/recommendations.php?site=gizmag.com&width=360&height=300&colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:360px; height:300px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>  </div>  </div> <div class="clear_left"></div>  </div>  <div id="footer_outer"> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_items_top"></div> <div id="footer_items_mid">  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_popular"> <span class="title">Most Popular Articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div class="tabs"> <a onclick="swap_tab('popular_today', 'popular_week', 'popular_all'); sndReqArg('popular_articles', '86400');" id="popular_today" style="font-weight: bold">Today</a> <a onclick="swap_tab('popular_week', 'popular_all', 'popular_today'); sndReqArg('popular_articles', '604800');" id="popular_week">Last Week</a> <a onclick="swap_tab('popular_all', 'popular_week', 'popular_today'); sndReqArg('popular_articles', '');" id="popular_all">All Time</a> </div> <ul id="popular_articles">  <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/">New cloaking device is no mirage - but it's like one</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/us-military-throwable-robots/20052/">U.S military to field-test "throwable" robots in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/">Solar thermal collection system uses Sun's heat to keeps things cool</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing-at-sea/20051/">F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/controlled-power-technologies-48v-electric-vtes-supercharger/20037/">Controlled Power Technologies shows 48V electric supercharger</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/apple-launches-iphone-4s/20046/">No iPhone 5 folks, but say hello to Apple's new iPhone 4S</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/lacie-laplug/20017/">LaCie LaPlug converts USB drive into a network storage device</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/string-stretcha-guitar-tool/20020/">String Stretcha breaks in new guitar strings in just five minutes</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/electric-blue-streamliner-world-land-speed-record/20054/">Student-built electric car sets world land speed record of 155.8 mph</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/45-million-frames-per-second-camera/19388/">New X-ray camera to shoot 4.5 million frames per second</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_commented"> <span class="title">Most Commented Articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div class="tabs"> <a onclick="swap_tab('commented_today', 'commented_week', 'commented_all'); sndReqArg('commented_articles', '86400');" id="commented_today">Today</a> <a onclick="swap_tab('commented_week', 'commented_all', 'commented_today'); sndReqArg('commented_articles', '604800');" id="commented_week" style="font-weight: bold">Last Week</a> <a onclick="swap_tab('commented_all', 'commented_week', 'commented_today'); sndReqArg('commented_articles', '');" id="commented_all">All Time</a> </div> <ul id="commented_articles">  <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/energy-storage-membrane-created/19996/">New material claimed to store more energy and cost less money than batteries</a> (26)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/">Flipit lets you charge devices from outlets that are in use</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/controlled-power-technologies-48v-electric-vtes-supercharger/20037/">Controlled Power Technologies shows 48V electric supercharger</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing-at-sea/20051/">F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/">New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/">Solar thermal collection system uses Sun's heat to keeps things cool</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/seatwirl-spinning-wind-turbine/19965/">SeaTwirl puts a new spin on offshore wind turbines</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/ducati--new-frame-design-panigale-1199/19990/">Ducati bets the farm on its hugely unsuccessful new frame design for new Panigale 1199 V-twin</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/stem-cell-aging-process-reversed/19984/">Researchers reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells</a> (8)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/security-htc-android-smartphones/20010/">“Massive security vulnerability” in HTC Android smartphones exposed</a> (7)</li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item nomargin" style="margin: 0px;" id="footer_subscribe"> <span class="title">Subscribe to Gizmag</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <form id="footer_email" action="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/newsletter/" method="post"> <p>Subscribe to Gizmag's email newsletter:</p> <input type="hidden" name="action" value="subscribe"/> <input type="hidden" name="location" value="footer"/> <input type="text" name="email" class="email" value="Enter Your Email Address ..." onclick="this.value=''"/> <input type="image" value="Go" class="submit" src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/gobutton.png"/> </form> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" class="twitter_footer greytitle"><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/twitter-bird-med.png" alt="Follow Gizmag on Twitter" align="left"/> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on</span><br/> <span class="large">Twitter</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" class="rss_footer greytitle"><img src="/web/20111006102923im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/rss_icon_footer.png" alt="" align="left"/> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's </span><br/> <span class="large">RSS feed</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="footer_items_bottom"></div> <div id="copyright"><em>All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2011</em></div> <div class="clear_left"></div> </div> </div> <div class="index" id="footer_index"> <div class="index_center bottom_strip"> <ul> <li><a href="#top">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/newsletter/">Email News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/termsofuse/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006102923/http://www.gizmag.com/advertise/" class="brighter">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://static.getclicky.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">clicky.init(110681);</script> <noscript><p><img alt="Clicky" width="1" height="1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923im_/http://in.getclicky.com/110681ns.gif"/></p></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://track.netshelter.net/js/sites/gizmag.com.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://static.fmpub.net/site/gizmag"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:4159,domain:"gizmag.com"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102923js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/new.cetrk.com/pages/scripts/0008/8786.js"> </script>   <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("bottom_include");</script>    </body> </html>