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greetings citizens in the internet welcome to tomorrow daily the best geek talk-show noon universe I'm Ashley sceva and yes there's no co-host that's unless there are ghosts in this room but that's because our new sets being built and your words have not gone unheard and we'll tell you more about that soon but for now let's hit the headlines I should tell you right up front if you are terrified of robot bike cops or the idea of robot bike cops you should probably look away for this story Yamaha unveiled moto bot at the Tokyo Motor Show this week a robot rider mounted on a Yamaha r1m Superbike with some slight safety modifications like training wheels on either side in case the robot puts the bike on its side accidentally so what exactly is the point of sticking a futuristic looking robot onto a motorcycle aside from looking really really cool Yamaha says it wants to someday be able to build a robot that can ride on a motorcycle that isnt modded out like this one is and without assistance once they achieve that goal the data and knowledge acquired during that process can be applied to writer safety and writer support technologies which is always a good thing in my mind moto bots is already feeling pretty confident about its existence it already sent a message to writer Valentino Rossi saying it was created to surpass him whoo that's creepy well let's be less creepy and talk about teddy bears or more specifically virtual reality teddy bears Japanese startup Aida warp is working on an interesting experience that combines stuffed animals and virtual reality they want to allow you to see through the eyes of a teddy bear it's not just a simple point of view experience though the idea includes the ability to talk to people near the bear and hear their responses turn the Bears head by turning your own head while it's in that VR headset and even move the Bears arms by using an Xbox controller the inventor of the bear Tatsuki edenia says the bear could be used to keep in close touch over long distances but I personally thought this might be an excellent therapy or teaching tool for children if he can smooth out the movements and make them less terrifying edenia hopes to ship the robotic shell powering the bear by the end of next year for developers and a consumer version that's fully realized after that which I'm assuming the official name is going to be virtual Ruxpin you're welcome it's not even really that great of an idea all right guys uh this last story is for anybody who has found themselves wishing they can make a full-size wireframe prototype in the comfort of their own home so all of us right I hereby introduce you to the prototype err a genius bit of Technology from a team of researchers at the human-computer interaction lab at the hostel Plattner Institute this is a delightful little tape gun that's been modded out to mold tape into tubes which can then be attached to each other to create full-sized wireframe prototypes obviously you wouldn't be able to sit on ortho eyes put weight on these prototypes but the team who made the proto piper says it's actually a great tool for inventors or designers to get a feel for dimension and form at the earliest stages of design potentially saving cash in the long run by eliminating costs of creating more expensive and functional prototypes too early in the process I'm also sure it will come in very very handy for some hipster who wants to have quirky art pieces in their house all right guys let's check out mod squad there's a Logan cot this week's Mod Squad online a few days ago and some people enjoy the Assassin's Creed franchise we figured it was a no-brainer Colin Furze is obviously also a fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise and he created working versions of both the hidden blade and the rope launcher gauntlets featured in Assassin's Creed syndicate the rope launcher is really nice to look at and the initial blast of the rope with the help of a co2 canister is pretty exciting to watch but the actual hoisting isn't quite as fast as we hoped it would be I guess it's impressive the winch can lift furs up to his desired location though the hidden knife gauntlet on the other hand looks super nimble and deadly slicing up bags of grain and sheets without any problems it can retract and extend with a simple wrist motion but honestly I think I'd be scared to stab my own hand if I was using it so good job Colin on not injuring yourself full disclosure Colin actually partnered up officially with Ubisoft to make these items so they're kind of a promotional tool but they also required a lot of work so we do salute Colin for his efforts alright guys that is it for mod squad we have a brand-new viewer brand new fan so let's check out our phone talker for the day our photo of the day today somebody you might be familiar with Neal who has written into the show before he's been kind of a fan of the show since day one which is pretty awesome and now there's a new fan of the show this is baby Jensen I'm assuming somebody else snapped this picture with Neal's Lumia 635 but he tweeted to us and he says baby Jensen born six pounds 12 ounces you can use this on the show Lumia 635 baby and mom are doing amazing so welcome to the world baby Jensen and we hope that your future is full of not creepy and amazing virtual reality teddy bears and definitely not creepy terrifying robot by cops if you guys want to submit your pictures to be considered for fronta go for the day can email us tomorrow at cnet.com send us your name your picture a story about your picture what device you took it with and of course give us permission to use it on the show if you want to find us on the internet we're tomorrow daily on Facebook and Twitter I met Ashley sceva on Twitter producer Logan's at Logan Moy and that is it for the show if you want to share it with somebody you can send them to tomorrow daily comm we always appreciate that we'll see you guys next time with a brand 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