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Robots Can Dance Dayak Valued Hundreds of Millions
STILL remember Gangnam Style? A dance song with “horseback riding” an unusual, popularized by South Korean rapper, Park Jae Sang, better known as PSY. This dance was booming in August last year. It is normal for a group of young people dancing Gangnam Style this, but what if the robot dance?
If visiting the mat Kaltim Education Expo (KEE) at Madya Stadium Complex Sempaja, Samarinda, this dancing robot scenery can be found at booth Samarinda State Polytechnic (Polnes). Wahyudi said to Ratama, Polnes students majoring in Information Technology, a robot that can dance is the kind of human-shaped robot Bioloid Premium.
He said this type of assembly robot can be programmed at will. However, this fourth semester student said, not an easy thing to do so. For example, he said, to make a waving motion, three servo controller must be placed in the shoulder, elbow, and wrist of the robot in order to simulate the movement.
Kaltim Education Expo
Besides Wahyudi, Periyaldi and Wikarno also said something similar. Two students Polnes said the main challenge is to assemble and program a robot precision and patience. ”Programming the robot is quite difficult. Nothing takes 1.5 hours, others take two days plus headache medicine was so ribetnya, “Wahyudi said when met Kaltim Post, Thursday (9/5) yesterday. In addition to Human robot Bioloid Premium, exhibited a scorpion-shaped robot Bioloid Premium, Darwin robot and robot-based Line Follower micro controller. Each robot has a special ability.
300 Matting Typical Dayak Dazzling Display at BBJ
A total of 300 webbing typical Dayak dominated types of baskets, mats, and hats are displayed on Adi Kriya Anyam Arts Festival, which opened on Wednesday (27/03/2013) night in Jakarta Culture Bentara. The festival that lasts up to 7 April was also filled with a series of discussions of the social, cultural, and architectural engineering, as well as a photo exhibition.
The entire ornament is from the eight East Kalimantan Dayak. “This is an excellent opportunity to showcase the best woven in the world,” said John H McGlynn Lontar Foundation, which supported the festival initiators Total Bhakti Foundation For Sustainable Indonesia, yesterday. Yesterday evening, followed by the opening of the book launch Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest (Sellato Bernard, editor), the results of 20 years of art woven.
300 Matting Typical Dayak dazzling display at BBJ
President of the National Assembly are also indigenous Dayak of Central Kalimantan governor, Agustin Teras Narang said, wicker is not only limited to Dayak ornaments. There is a very deep meaning showing the Dayak community relationships with God, others, and the environment. However, it all threatened forest conversion and land massive.
After Violent Attack Borneo, Malaysia Five Police Killed
The Malaysian government said the police and military presence in the area was being doubled, while the religious group said an undetermined number of supporters from the southern Philippines had entered the area to reinforce those supporting the claim.
Gunmen have killed five policemen in Malaysia’s Sabah state where members of an armed faction from the Philippines have been facing off with security forces as they stake an ancient claim to the remote corner of Borneo island. Police on Friday tried to end the standoff with scores of followers of the sultan of Sulu, a south Philippine region, who occupied a Sabah village in February to press their claim. Two policemen and 12 followers of the sultan were killed.
Violence spreads in Borneo as five Malaysian police killed
The killing of the five policemen late on Saturday, in an ambush on police hunting followers of the sultan, will reinforce fears that insecurity is spreading in a region rich in resources that has been of increasing interest to investors. Malaysia’s inspector general of police, Ismail Omar, tried to ease any worries on Sunday, saying the situation was under control.
Cruel, Ten Elephants Killed in Malaysian Borneo Pygmies
Ten Borneo pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) was found dead endangered and is thought to have been poisoned, according to Malaysian officials, Tuesday (01/29/2013). They released a poignant photo shows a baby elephant who sniff and caress its mother.
Ten Elephants Killed in Malaysian Borneo pygmies
Sabah Wildlife Department has formed a special task force together and organization WWF police to investigate the death of elephants. Director of the Sabah Wildlife Department, Laurentius Ambu said it received a report Wednesday that the death of pygmy elephants in the forests of Mount Rara, 130 kilometers from Tawau, Sabah.
“Earlier this year, two of eight elephants that had rotted carcass found near settlements. We believe that all these elephant-related deaths,” he said in an official statement. Mon Nathan, senior veterinary department, suspect animals that died from poisoning after discovering severe ulceration and bleeding in the digestive tract.
“It’s really a very sad sight to see all the elephants die, especially one dead female with a three month old baby who was alive to the side trying to wake her,” he said.
Pull Travelers, Two Magnificent Betang the Dayak Be Built
Government District (Regency) Kotawaringin East (Kotim), Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan) is planning to build two original buildings Borneo namely “House Betang” or Huma Betang.Betang is planned to be in place in two locations namely abstainer Village, District and Village Rubung Mentaya Hulu Buyung Cempaga District.
Betang house building designed by Regency is a magnificent building category, because for the construction of two of the Dayak longhouse is expected to spend up to billions of dollars.”Yeah because it’s about dollars miliran large building with quality building materials,” said Head of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) District Candidates Kotim I Rangoon in Sampit, (5/1). 
Development funds was thought of by local funds. However disclosed Candidates, in making betang is not entirely to be charged on the budget Kotim. It also will hold a third-party investors that oil palm plantations that surround the location to participate and help development.”This has been discussed already there we will also help investors to fund the construction, so not all rely on the budget,” he said.
