Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Japanese researchers in Tokyo have devised a robotic mall cop, a two-foot-high security guard on wheels that can track down bad guys running amok on commercial property and disable them with a “Spider-Man” like web. Named the T-34, possibly after the Soviet tank of World War II, these robots weigh about 25 pounds and have a top speed of about 6 mph.
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The World's 10 Biggest Malls.
Emporis, a global provider of information on building data and
construction projects, revealed the ranking of the world's 10 biggest
malls, based on gross leasable area (GLA). It turns out nine of these
malls are located in Asia, with the two largest located in China.
2011 SADI Galleries
The Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging (SADI) awards never fail to surprise-especially the Grand SADI winners. In this year's contest a department store, FRCH Design Worldwide's scheme for the Liverpool Polanco store in Mexico City, took home the top prize.
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