ApriPoko Robot: Personal, Personable and Adorable
ApriPoko may weigh a mere five pounds, but this voice-operated, talking robot functions as a universal remote for multiple home appliances and devices. Its creators, the researchers at Toshiba, exemplify Japan’s obsession for all things robotic, but ApriPoko has gone even one mechanical step further than other robots have gone before.
ApriPoko actually observes human behavior and asks questions in order to learn how to operate various remote controls.
ApriPoko has a me…
Taiwanese Anchorwoman Choked by Mosquito
Do you hate mosquitoes? I sure do. But neither you nor I probably hate them as much as Taiwanese news anchor Huang Ching, who almost died when one got caught in her mouth.
Ms. Ching was reporting a news story for China Television Co…
Chinese Official’s Wife Beaten By Mistake
In a terrible miscarriage of justice, plainclothes police severely beat the wife of an important provincial official in a horrendous case of mistaken identity. This case has become one of the hottest topics on the Chinese Internet as it clearly ex…
China
Taiwanese Anchorwoman Choked by Mosquito
Do you hate mosquitoes? I sure do. But neither you nor I probably hate them as much as Taiwanese news anchor Huang Ching, who almost died when one got caught in her mouth.<…
Hong Kong
Falling Pensioner Lands on Passing Pedestrian
In a truly bizarre turn of events, a Hong Kong-based widow from the Ma On Shan district ended up killing a passing pedestrian when she lost her footing and fell from outsid…
India
Four-Year-Old Sets Indian National Record For Push-Ups
Ronak Vitha may be barely out of diapers, but he still managed to set a record for push-ups in his homeland of India by pumping 1,500 arm bends in just 40 minutes. If that …
Japan
ApriPoko Robot: Personal, Personable and Adorable
ApriPoko may weigh a mere five pounds, but this voice-operated, talking robot functions as a universal remote for multiple home appliances and devices. Its creators, the re…
North Korea
North Korea Touts Mind-Expanding Liquid Brain Juice
The government of North Korea claims it has fashioned a mind-expanding, liquid brain juice dubbed the ‘Super Drink’ that can supposedly multiply brain hells and halt sk…
Rest of Asia
Facebook Founders Charged With Death Penalty
Angered by the perceived blasphemy of the Prophet Mohammad, a Pakistani lawyer named Muhammad Azhar Sidiqque has petitioned the nation’s highest court to charge the three…
South Korea
Robot Taekwondo Battles Slated for October
South Korea will be staging robot taekwondo battles this October at the Korea International Robot Technology Exhibition and Conference in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
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