BMW rolls out the new design for the BMW i8spyder.

The Bmw i8 which featured in the movie Mission Impossible-Ghost

Protocol has been given a nod for production. The concept car that was

displayed in 2012 at Frankfurt Motorshow will now be a reality.BMW

company has officially released its design.

Exterior design

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The new design will be a little different from the concept car.The

look is now more elegant but less sporty than its concept.However, the

bluish laser lights will still be a common feature which save on

battery power than the LED counterpart.

Interior Design

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The automobile is a hybrid car. It comes with a combination of both

electric and a 3-litre petrol engine.The combination makes it both

economical and environment friendly.

The electric motor

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The electric part of the engine works by charging the battery while

the sports car is in motion.

The battery offers enough electric energy to run for around 20miles

thus reducing gas emission from the engine.

Petrol engine

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The petrol-engine offers a 230 horspower through the rear axle.Enough

power is thus enabled to propel the rear wheels at high speed.This

enables driving through long distances when the battery runs out and

is charging.

Production of the car is expected to begin in 2015.The concept coupe

developed earlier is also on sale but, cheaper.

Irobot and the law of robotics. Do human-like robots exist?

I-robot was at the premier of movies when it was released in the year 2004. It bewildered, many a fan, including myself of how the future technology would look like plus the existence of robots, running almost equal or parallel lives with human beings. Perhaps, one century into the future, a possibility of self-driven cars and more flexible robots is a reality. Taking into mind those memoirs, I became quite interested and fascinated about the three laws written by Prof. Alfred Lenning in the movie Irobot in which Will Smith, a detective tries to unearth the meaning of robots and their existence as a threat or benefit to humanity . I wanted to find out how it relates to robotics and physics. I-robot 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does

Schaft robot owned by Google wins DARPA Robotics Challenge.

Google has proven itself as a tech giant in the robotics industry.Its humanoid robot, Schaft won the DARPA robotics challenge.This comes in the wake of the company buying over eight robotic companies this year. Schaft was bought by Google which bought it before the competition from Japan's,University of Jouhou System Kougaku.It uses liquid cooling motor technology with a capacitor instead of batteries.The technology gives it enough power through arms and legs as compared to normal those with normal batteries. The robots were given tasks to complete each lasting 30minutes.Points were awarded according to accuracy given in completing a task.These tasks included walking up a ladder,opening a door,driving a vehicle in a road with obstacles,fitting a horsepipe to a fire extinguisher etc. The schaft robot obtained 27 out of 32 points.It was the best performing robot completing all eight tasks with minimal assistance. The second position was held by Google's Boston Dynamic's,

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