Japan’s growing elderly population can look forward to robotic help in their golden years. Robots ranging from exoskeleton suits to wheelchair-friendly cars are being developed by the major manufacturers to help keep Japan’s elderly mobile and productive.
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In a surprising — and unwise move, according to some industry analysts — mobile phone maker Nokia is purchasing GPS mapmaker NAVTEQ for about US $7.7B. To put the purchase price in perspective, compare this to GPS manufacturer TomTom’s recent purchase of GPS mapmaker, and NAVTEQ competitor, TeleAtlas for “only” US $2.7B.
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