An exciting news for everyone!
The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2009) will be held in Kobe, Japan in May. More information can be found here.

Most Holocaust movies come packaged in bubble wraps of tragedy.
Some of these films remain one of the most memorable films to us not only because they promote awareness of the events of Holocaust, but also because they remind us what horrid things humans are capable of. “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” is a Holocaust movie.
What kept my mind occupied after the movie were two particular scenes – both of which are related to the use of war technologies.
The movie is about an eight year old German boy, Bruno, who finds a …