Watch Toyota's Human Support Robot Help an Elderly Man

Toyota — they're not simply into autos! Formally starting 2012, however likely in some structure since they first st up their Partner Robot Division in 2005, Toyota has been dealing with the Human Support Robot, a portable robot buddy made to serve the needs of a quickly growing elderly populace — especially in Japan, where it's anticipated that 40 percent of the populace will be 65 or more established in 2060. Toyota is coming to the heart of the matter where they like what they find in the equipment, yet the genuine handiness of the robot comes in the product, and that is the place Toyota speaks the truth to get a major support.

Toyota's not by any stretch of the imagination much for programming themselves, so they're getting a little assistance from their companions. They're taking a group approach by giving exploration offices, organizations, and colleges with HSR units to play around with. Those gatherings will chip away at programming, adding usefulness to the HSR while offering their advancement to other people included all the while. That will begin this September, when Toyota begins tolerating applications to join the group exploration program, which existed before on a much littler scale. Toyota expects any new research ventures to take around two years, so it would seem that they're not kidding about taking as much time as required and verifying they get the HSR simply right.

Sri Lanka's grand resort beats 116 nations to most noteworthy worldwide grant

The most grand Forest Rock Garden Resort in Anuradhapura has won the most noteworthy grant on the planet for adjusting to global measures and quality among the tourism lodgings division, which is the most noteworthy worldwide recompense ever won by Sri Lanka's tourism part. In this rival sorted out by the Spain based 'Business Initiative Directions' (BID), Sri Lanka's Forest Rock Garden Resort has won the ISL or International Star for Leadership In Quality worldwide Gold Category Award. While this recompense has been won by Forest Rock Garden Resort as an aftereffect of request through different divisions by BID, a large group of conspicuous visitor inns and cordiality part benefit suppliers from 116 nations going after this pined for honor is a critical element. This terrific grant service was hung on 28 June at the Concorde La Fayette Convention Center in Paris, France. Offer Chairman Jose Prito and Chief Editor of Impress, Dayre L Fickling introduced the recompense to Forest Rock Garden Resort Managing Director Baladurage Chandrasiri. Wedage Don Wasantha Kumara, Management Consultant to Forest Rock Garden Resort was additionally present at this occasion. An uncommon occasion to welcome the Directors of Forest Rock Garden Resort was sorted out on 03 July at the Katunayake International Airport. This beautiful resort at No. 341, Trincomalee Road, Andarawewa, Anuradhapura gives an exceptional double affair to visitors.

Arjuna calls for joint wander in Ro-Ro operations at Hambantota Port

The Cabinet additionally affirmed a proposition by Minister of Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga to call for articulation of intrigues and issue Request for Proposals from invested individuals to keep up operations of the multipurpose billet of the Phase 01 of the Hambantota port as a joint endeavor with a Ro-Ro vessel/terminal administrator and to designate a Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Committee to make suggestions on an effective proposition, the possibility of creating Hambantota as a reshipping focus if the administration and operations of the port is wanted to pull in vehicle makers and transporting specialists.

Boats can without much of a stretch achieve East African nations and Western Australia specifically from the Hambantota port which is arranged in the middle of Singapore and Dubai which are two key vehicle reshipping focuses near to Sri Lanka.

Rapid lifts at Lotus Tower goes before courts

Small scale Constructions has gone before courts guaranteeing that Japan's Fujitec Corporation and its joint endeavor organization Fujitec Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the Board of Investment sanction Sri Lankan backup built up by Micro Holdings Ltd to which the previous government had granted the delicate for the supply and establishment of fast lifts and elevators to the 'Nelum Kuluna' or Lotus Tower being developed at D.R. Wejewardene Mawatha in Colombo, are get ready to exchange this delicate to another organization and for court to intercede in this issue and stop such an exchange.

As needs be, the Colombo District Court as of late issued a urging request keeping this delicate from being crossed out.

The development builders to the Lotus Tower, China's CNEIEC Ltd and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) have been named as respondents.

The aggregate tallness of the Lotus Tower being built by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission at D.R. Wejewardene Mawatha in Colombo is 350 meters.

Sri Lanka concentrates on setting up an electric train administration

The legislature is arranged for an introductory study on building up the essential base for an electric train benefit in Sri Lanka, said Power & Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.

While talking at a meeting in Colombo, the Minister said government has arranged this as a force sparing measure.

Places for fast re-charging offices for electric vehicles

The Minister further included that the legislature has anticipated more quick re-charging focuses to support the import of more electric vehicles into the nation.

In spite of the fact that electrically controlled vehicles are increasing more prevalence around the world, they are not all that well known in Sri Lanka because of the absence of re-charging offices.

Indeed, even through its between time spending plan the administration made moves to diminish the obligation on imports of electric vehicles.

Evaluating formulae for fuel and power

Colombo stocks begin month to month operations on a negative note

Colombo values began month to month operations on a negative note where both records shed robust returns in the midst of blended corporate profit. Fundamental list declined by 25.10 record focuses or 0.35% to end at 7,195.19 recording an one month low while 20-scrip S&P SL file declined underneath 4,000 imprint following six weeks, shedding 14.49 file focuses or 0.36% to end at 3,986.17.

Value deteriorations in high topped counters, for example, Nestle Lanka (shut down at 2,149.00, -2.3%), Aitken Spence Hotels Holdings (shut at LKR 75.60, -6.8%), Distilleries (shut at LKR 275.10, -1.5%) and John Keells Holdings (shut at LKR 194.00, -0.6%) influenced file execution adversely.

Day by day market turnover was LKR 731mn. John Keells Holdings rose as top patron to the turnover with LKR 161mn supported by a solitary intersection of 0.1mn shares at LKR 194.70. Intersection represented 3% of the aggregate turnover.

Citrus posts unfaltering execution in difficult times; bullish about future

Citrus Leisure Group has posted 102% development in income for 2014/15, recording Rs 616 million of which its first property in Hikkaduwa contributed Rs 270 million. The recently opened Citrus Waskaduwa lodging contributed Rs 317 million in income, working just for 9 months of the monetary year.

The solid incomes were posted in spite of the whole business encountering a sharp drop in both Summer and Winter entries from two of its key source markets – Ukraine and Russia – which were affected by the Crimean emergency. Therefore, Citrus Hikkaduwa, the Group's first venture, was not able to benefit from a generally decent year however kept up its benefit force by recording an operational benefit of Rs 66 million.