ROBOTS, MICE AND THE MARK OF THE BEAST
A round-up of recent innovations you may have missed
8 July 2005
- Microsoft’s Bill Gates isn’t yet ready to be wired up to a computer.
- Scientists in China have implanted chips into the brains of mice to make them respond to human speech. However some fear similar chips under the skin of consumers is the devil’s work.
- Robots will soon be patrolling Japanese shops and offices, and in a different guise are being used in therapy work for the elderly. Huggable models are preferred.
- Mobile phones are opening more doors in Japan.