LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — If you’ve ever needed an extra pair of hands, a team of researchers in Tokyo, Japan might have the solution – a set of wearable robotic arms controlled by the motion of the wearer’s feet. The scientists from the University of Tokyo and Keio University showed off the proof-of-concept prototype for their “MetaLimbs” project at the SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies showcase in Los Angeles, where it was awarded the “Best […]
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Ryan Lochte says gun held to head in taxi hold-up
(Reuters) Armed robbers posing as police officers held a gun to the forehead of U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte in a taxi hold-up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, feeding concern over safety at the first Olympic Games in South America. Lochte was returning to the Athletes’ Village from a party hosted by the French Games delegation, with swimming team mates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, when armed men carrying police […]





