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Czech scientists collaborate on robotic household ‘nurse’
Czech scientists working in collaboration with colleagues from four other
European states have created a robot that can assist elderly or
post-surgery patients in a variety of situations. Commercial interest in
the Robo M.D. was quickly piqued with a demonstration of the new mechanical
nurse earlier this week, and the door to further development is wide open. More
The National Museum presents Czech inventors and inventions
An exhibition titled Czech inventors and inventions is currently underway
at the National Museum in Prague. It introduces visitors to the life and
work of more than 20 Czech or Czech-born inventors who made their mark in
the world. The exhibition covers achievements in many fields of human
activity - engineering, medicine, agriculture, biology, chemistry, as well
as in the humanities. But you will also find curious and somewhat absurd
creations which never went beyond the prototype stage. I asked Pavel
Douša, who heads the museum’s cultural heritage department, to show me
round and we started our tour in the entrance hall where a group of people
were admiring an enormous snowmobile. More
Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Response to former Prime Minister’s new political
party, your answers to last month’s mystery Czech quiz question.
Listeners quoted: Lynda-Marie Hauptmann, Peter Komrska, Chun-quan Meng,
Jayanta Chakrabarty, Bibi N-Shah, Barbara M. Ziemba, Ian Morrison, Colin
Law, Charles Konecny, David Eldridge. More
Michal Pěchouček – AI specialist developing ways of improving aviation and protecting ships from pirates
Though still only in his late 30s, Professor Michal Pěchouček is an
internationally recognised expert in the field of artificial intelligence.
His work includes developing machines that are capable of working together
without active human input, while he has also helped create sophisticated
programmes aimed at improving flight traffic control – and thwarting the
pirates that disrupt international shipping in the Gulf of Aden. More
Michal Pěchouček – AI specialist developing ways of improving aviation and protecting ships from pirates
Though still only in his late 30s, Professor Michal Pěchouček is an
internationally recognised expert in the field of artificial intelligence.
His work includes developing machines that are capable of working together
without active human input, while he has also helped create sophisticated
programmes aimed at improving flight traffic control – and thwarting the
pirates that disrupt international shipping in the Gulf of Aden. More
Czech firm to develop “virtual meter” as a weapon against unscrupulous taxi drivers
Unscrupulous taxi-drivers have plagued the Czech capital for years,
charging unsuspecting tourists outrageous amounts of money, taking
passengers via the longest possible routes and refusing to produce
receipts. Now a Czech firm has offered Prague City Hall a mobile phone
application that could help curb the practice. Ondřej Čihař of Et netera
explains how the “virtual meter” would work.
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Science Journal
This month in Science Journal: Czech robots not so different than Czechs
themselves, they play football and they pour beer. And what’s little,
looks like bamboo and eats up toxins and spits them out elsewhere?
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Engineering students complete testing on racing car set for Formula Student competition
Engineering students at Prague’s ČVUT – the Czech Technical University
– are completing testing on a single-seater racing car they built
together over endless hours over the last 18 months. Next week, their
efforts will come to fruition: the car will compete in Germany’s Formula
Student - a competition gauging the overall quality of design,
engineering and performance. More
Rewarding innovation: Prague hosts European Inventor of the Year awards
The winners of the European Inventor of the Year awards are due to be
announced in a ceremony at Prague Castle on Tuesday evening, with 12
inventors nominated in four categories. The award is granted by the
European Commission and European Patent Office, and aims to recognise the
people who are pioneering solutions to today’s global challenges – a
task that’s all the more difficult under the present economic
circumstances. Rob Cameron has been speaking to two of the nominees:
Bartolomej Janek from Slovakia, and Koen Meijer from the Netherlands.
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox we reveal the identity of December’s mystery Czech and
quote from your answers. Finally, we announce the names of the four winners
as well as a brand new quiz question. Listeners quoted: David Eldridge,
Jayanta Chakrabarty, K.Thiagarajan, C. O. Agboola, Li Ming, Steve Wara,
Anne Faust, Sara-Anne Peterson, Krzysztof Borski, Riaz Ahmad Khan, Henrik
Klemetz, Charles Konecny, Mani Sankar Chhatri, Yukiko Tsuji-Maki, Paul R
Peacock, and Colin Law.
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