Japan Robot Prize Goes to Mechanical Arm

(AP) -- A mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award Thursday, defeating a dozen flashier finalists, including a walking humanoid and a transparent torso for simulating surgery.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news117377318.html">Japan Robot Prize Goes to Mechanical Arm</a></p> <p>(AP) -- A mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award Thursday, defeating a dozen flashier finalists, including a walking humanoid and a transparent torso for simulating surgery.</p>