Ask A N.E.R.D.: Where are robots found in real life? (The Sierra Vista Herald)

By David Mariotte For the Herald/Review Q:  “Where are robots found in real life?” A: Robots are found all over the world. Two examples of where to find real robots are amusement parks and car factories. Most modern car manufacturers use robots to create their vehicles. Henry Ford is credited with the creation of the assembly line.  read more

Red light fines: Pay up or get the boot (NBC 24 Toledo)

Toledo City Council has passed a resolution authorizing Toledo Police to tow cars of people who are delinquent in the payment of red light camera fines.

Curiosities: Will there be a helpful robot in your home in the near future? (Wisconsin State Journal)

Question: TV often portrays robots in homes,doing household tasks. How likely is this in the near future?

The town Toyota built hopes US fightback can jumpstart economy (Independent)

An unexpected note of poignancy greets visitors to the museum of the world's largest car company. In the cavernous museum lobby, a lone trumpet plays the mournful opening bars to "Over the Rainbow", a plea for escape from the dreary, difficult realities of the present.

The Ethics of Planetary Exploration and Colonization (Discovery Channel)

Humans are no strangers to ravaging the land, but the stars have proven a good deal more elusive. So far, our ethical concerns have remained limited to the contamination of extraterrestrial environments, but what will the future bring? Vatican astronomer ...

China's economic rise has silver lining for Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News)

China is on the verge of unseating Japan as the world's number two economy, but student Shi Minfei is one reason why Beijing's rapid growth is not all bad news for its deflation-hit neighbour.

Another week of GW News, February 14, 2010 [A Few Things Ill Considered] (ScienceBlogs)

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...

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Test driving the Cruze (Tribune Chronicle)

Twenty assembly plant production workers were transferred Monday from the next-door car assembly plant to the Lordstown Complex's new body shop to train on the new car body-making machinery, with the total to reach 195 in coming months. Testing of gaps in fenders, hoods and other steel body sections is ahead of the schedule that will take that quality measure up to 90 percent of ideal tolerance.

Crate and Barrel Adopts Kiva Warehouse Automation System to Increase Profitability and Reduce Carbon Footprint (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WOBURN, Mass.----Kiva Systems , a developer of game-changing mobile-robotic solutions that automate order fulfillment and warehouse operations, announced that retailer Crate and Barrel has purchased a Kiva system for its Tracy, Calif.