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Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds -- that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many as 20 times. 2008-05-15 Robot conducts Detroit orchestra High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 2008-05-15 People: [Yo-Yo Ma] China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing nearly 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. 2008-05-12 People: [Wen Jiabao] [Hu Jintao] Activities: [2008 China Earthquake] [China Three Gorge Dam Project] Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that oversees levees, lacks an inventory of thousands of them and has no idea of their condition, the corps' chief levee expert told The Associated Press. 2008-05-12 Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns. 2008-05-02 Headlines Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era 2008-05-15 Robot conducts Detroit orchestra 2008-05-15 China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 2008-05-12 Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery 2008-05-12 Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research 2008-05-02 Robot anaesthetist developed in France: doctor 2008-04-12 Job winners and losers in hard times 2008-04-07 Job losses mount, recession feared 2008-04-04 Service sector contracts in March 2008-04-03 Manufacturing, construction weaken 2008-04-01 Magazine names 7 wonders of architecture 2008-03-26 In Japan, robot babysitter always ready to play 2008-03-26 Karate robot takes on pugnacious chicken 2008-03-24 Spacewalk complete, Canadian robot tooled up 2008-03-18 Canadian space robot gets check-up 2008-03-16 Astronauts to work on giant robot 2008-03-13 Japan looks to a robot future 2008-03-02 Robot as good as real dog at easing lonely hours 2008-02-27 Geeks camp out at Brazilian tech-fest 2008-02-16 "Green" robot self-propels through sea 2008-02-07 France's Veolia to fully enter Japanese waterworks market 2008-02-03 U.S. economy still ticking, just barely 2008-02-01 Payrolls drop for first time since 2003 2008-02-01 DNA does the work: Building new gold crystals 2008-01-30 Big Dig contractors to settle for $458M 2008-01-23 China to probe alleged cover-up of worker deaths at Olympic site 2008-01-22 Did oil canals worsen Katrina's effects? 2008-01-20 Parts of China's Yangtze at lowest level in 140 years 2008-01-17 Home construction plunged last year 2008-01-17 Japanese robot walks like a monkey 2008-01-16 Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB 2008-01-08 Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report 2008-01-03 U.S. construction rises 0.1 percent 2008-01-02 China's massive dam project causes worry 2007-12-30 Babies do the driving in Delaware lab 2007-12-21 Housing construction hits 16-year low 2007-12-18 IRobot gets $286M Army robotics contract 2007-12-18 Honda robots pair up to lend a hand 2007-12-11 Consumer spending flags, construction plummets 2007-11-30 Japanese robot gets more life-like 2007-11-27 China: Three Gorges impact not that bad 2007-11-22 New Hitachi robot rolls around, crashes 2007-11-21 As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fear 2007-11-14 South Korea plans robot theme park 2007-11-14 Toys aren't just for kids anymore in Japan 2007-11-03 Tokyo soccer robots don't quite have Becks appeal 2007-10-21 Home starts at 14 year low, CPI up on energy 2007-10-17 Consumer prices up sharply in September 2007-10-17 Depressed at work? Get a new career 2007-10-14 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed China moves ahead with project to rival Three Gorges in size 2006-11-27 'Still Life' director says Venice prize a sign of respect for Chinese 2006-09-10 China faces twin woes of floods, drought 2007-07-31 China floods put Three Gorges Dam to the test 2007-07-31 Google maps spotlight Earth's changes, wonders 2006-09-13 China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 2008-05-12 Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research 2008-05-02 As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fear 2007-11-14 China's massive dam project causes worry 2007-12-30 Robot anaesthetist developed in France: doctor 2008-04-12 China's "Still Life" surprise winner in Venice 2006-09-09 Loose dykes spur China flood fears as hundreds die 2007-07-24 WWF says pollution, dams threaten rivers 2007-03-19 Chinese film added to Venice line-up 2006-09-04 Venice film awards leave critics vexed 2006-09-10 Magazine names 7 wonders of architecture 2008-03-26 Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery 2008-05-12 In Japan, robot babysitter always ready to play 2008-03-26 China's Yangtze river in peril 2007-04-15 Parts of China's Yangtze at lowest level in 140 years 2008-01-17 China: Three Gorges impact not that bad 2007-11-22 Job losses mount, recession feared 2008-04-04 Job winners and losers in hard times 2008-04-07 Canadian space robot gets check-up 2008-03-16 Karate robot takes on pugnacious chicken 2008-03-24

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