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A master swordsman Isao Machii has taught a robot to use a sword, seen in a Japanese commercial. This has been done, when development of different types of robots is speeding up.

Many tests were conducted on the robot such as a simple diagonal cut, some basic fruit slicing, which is there in fruit ninja and the ‘thousand cuts’. It is almost similar to the modern-day samurai.

The robot under consideration is the Motoman-MH24, an industrial bot; it is used in the medical field at times. It was constructed by the Yaskawa Electric Corporation.

The sword-wielding industrial robot fought with a master swordsman in a surprising battle of man versus machine. The Motoman-MH24 machine is generally used for collecting and packing products in factories.

Evidence has been found of an ancient gold trade route between the southwest of Britain and Ireland dating to the early Bronze Age.

Researchers from the universities of Southampton and Bristol have used a technique called laser ablation mass spectrometry to evaluate chemical composition of 50 earliest gold artifacts in Ireland. These artifacts were present in the collections of the National Museum of Ireland.

Upon assessment, the researchers came to know the gold used to make these objects was from Cornwall in Britain.

A western painted turtle found in Saskatchewan could be the largest on record for the species.

The turtle named Olga was discovered on Tuesday by University of Regina graduate student Kelsey Marchand and her assistant Alyssa Stulberg. They both are working on a project whose aim is to have more knowledge about the province’s turtle population over the next two years.

Marchand said that they could identify the family of turtle and thought it to a snapping turtle. Its carapace length (top shell) was around 25 to 50 years old. Another large female turtle discovered was having a carapace length of 25.3 centimeters.

On Friday, researchers from the UAB and University of Nottingham announced of designing the smallest and most accurate quantum thermometer.

The thermometer is made up of atoms. It is so precise that it can detect the smallest fluctuations even in the microscopic regions. In the US Journal Physical Review Letter, the researchers have shared that the device is so small that it can display different ‘quantum’ features.

“Devising sensitive and practical nano-scale thermometers would represent a huge leap forward as such technology would enable a plethora of applications in bioscience, chemistry, physics and in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases”, said researchers.

There is good news for those challenging the planned Thirty Meter Telescope. The Hawaii Supreme Court has approved the request to bypass the Intermediate Court of Appeals, and the case has to be presented at the state’ highest court.

People who want to block the construction of the telescope atop Mauna Kea have welcomed the decision. They were of the view that the decision recognizes the importance of the case for Hawaii.

Mauna Kea Hui attorney Richard Wurdeman was of the view, “Obviously the court feels that this is a case of fundamental public importance, and we're very encouraged by their ruling today”.

Minnesota-run Medtronic PLC and personal technology giant Samsung Electronics have announced a partnership under which an application is being developed using which diabetic patients under intensive insulin therapy can see their glucose levels on smartphones.

Company executives said their partnership will allow coming up with ways with which insulin data will be displayed on wearable devices like smart watches. They said their main goal would be to make intensive diabetes therapy easier.