They're capable of collecting real time data that could then be used to control the motors.
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The council said moveable boardwalks would be used to control the levels of trampling by people accessing the beach.
The kits include miniature computers embedded in blocks that can be used to control robots made from Lego parts.
The Cupola is an observation tower that will be used to control robots working on the exterior of the platform.
Even the lack of money can be used to control others (See how much I am giving up to be with you?).
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This newer patent, however, focuses more on the gestures themselves and other ways they could be used to control onscreen images and video.
It has the advantage of already being built into virtually every smartphone, a device that will invariably be used to control homes, particularly remotely.
The idea that this algae protein might be used to control human cells was obvious, but there were all sorts of reasons that it might not work.
Looking like a robotic exoskeleton that wraps around your hand and forearm, XIO can be used to control a variety of games, from boxing titles to airplane shooters.
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He has spent the last ten years trying to build them and has come up with of 70, 000 DNA parts that can be used to control gene expression.
The photoswitches can be used to control the activity of proteins in the eye that are essential to transmitting information from the outside world to the brain in normal vision.
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And there is scant agreement on how best to achieve these goals in health care (whereas, with the bank, there is no doubt that interest rates can be used to control inflation).
Perhaps the most novel non-gaming function of the tablet-esque controller is its IR-based universal remote control ability -- the GamePad can be used to control your HDTV (well, "most" HDTVs) in some basic, but very important, ways.
At 80 percent brightness, Liao says the device's 4200mAh rechargeable battery gives it 4 to 5 hours of spreadsheet slinging bliss, and those buttons on the right side might be used to control more than brightness and contrast -- should the company adopt wireless USB as originally planned, Liao intends to have them double as arrow controls, allowing you to cut the cables and still have basic e-reader functionality.
At the press event Mr Migicovsky demonstrated how the watch can be used to wirelessly control functions on a smartphone - such as playing music while a device is in a docking station.
If significant numbers of autonomous vehicles are on the road, they could even be used collectively to control the flow of traffic, which might help minimize traffic jams, thereby decreasing commute times and avoiding all that stop-and-go traffic that wears down vehicles and it bad for the environment.
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Inspectors who understand early learning and the ways in which different types of setting can aid a child's development need to be used to ensure there is quality control.
This interaction can be used to achieve an unprecedented degree of control over such light.
It also allows the phone to be used as a remote control for the Everio and offers geotagging of video and photo files in conjunction with the smartphone's GPS. Video Email allows 15-second video clips (640 x 360 pixels) to be sent directly from the Everio to up to eight email addresses.
Using fish in this way used to be a standard approach to malaria control, but when insecticides like DDT were introduced during the last century with apparently magical success, it fell into disuse.
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These can be used to shepherd photons around and keep them under control.
He said the Irving, Texas-based company has already altered its training program and procedures on the use of remote-control valves that can be used to shut down pipelines quickly when accidents occur.
But, as the Supreme Court told President Truman when he attempted to use an executive order to place all steel factories under control of the federal government, executive orders may not be used to make laws, only to execute them.
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When the Fn 2 lever next to the lens is placed downward, the ring around the lens switches to analog control so it can be used as a focus or a zoom ring.
Choice barriers, in particular, are in the control of the company and can be used to counter the bargaining power of desirable employees.
Microsoft suggests a wrist-worn computer could be used to operate the device, or alternatively the user might control it through voice-commands and flicking their eyes to a certain spot.
According to people familiar with the matter, Ashcroft has requested a 20-year extension of his monopoly after it expires in 2003 and control over radio frequencies that could be used to establish rival cellular-telephone franchises.
New legislation, such as the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act, is intended to give individuals more control over how their personal information is used now that it can so easily be zapped from computer to computer.
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In a nutshell, self-service gives people control over many functions that used to be handled by HR.
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