This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines at 3. 30pm north korea fires a Ballistic Missile into the sea of japan the first such test since donald trump became us president. Mr trump has assured japans Prime Minister shinzo abe that america stands behind, its great ally, 100 . The commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasnt been affected after revealing he voted remain in the eu referendum. His spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. Labours deputy leader, tom watson, says the partys leadership is settled for this parliament. He played down reports that mr corybn has been encouraged to improve his popularity ratings and that the party is vetting potential leadership successors. German police have evacuated hundreds of passengers at Hamburg Airport after an unknown substance caused Breathing Problems amongst passengers. Now on bbc news, time for. Click. This week, swan eats fish, cat ignores mouse, and mountain moves man. Few things say the future better than robots. We seem to be in an era of massive advances at the moment. This week, a leaked video from Boston Dynamics shows off its latest machine, called handle, something its founder described as nightmare inducing. Rolling on with the wheel theme, piaggio, known for its desperate vespa motorcycles, has revealed a new Robot Servant called gita. This Robo Suitcase follows its owners every move, using cameras in its body and in the users belt. But sometimes its good to look at where weve come from. The robots exhibition at Londons Science Museum is a 500 year history of humanitys attempts to create robots that resemble us and our behaviours. There are more than 100 robots here, including some old friends that weve met before. And this amazing swan, made from silver, is all the more incredible because it was made over 200 years ago, in 1773. Its incredibly fragile inside. One of the issues is, how do you get a machine that old to work. So weve had two weeks of highly esteemed Conservation Colleagues piecing things back together. How does it work . Whats inside . Youve got a whole series of these silver rings, almost stacked one on top of the other. They are designed to move as it moves as well. The earliest robots worked in a clockwork fashion. Clocks are the earliest self regulating devices, so they are robots, effectively. If you accept that these clockwork creations are indeed robots, then you can also argue that the earliest robots were clocks. It was these mechanical marvels that made the Industrial Revolution possible, mobilising hundreds of workers to be at the same place at the same time, enabling goods to be transported, trains to run accurately, and allowing industry to become an efficient machine. The Industrial Revolution was also the catalyst for massive social change across the world, bringing about the rise of the working class, and sparking ideas like capitalism and marxism. Now, in the west, cuba found itself at the epicentre of this shift. It was the poster child for communism in the west, right in the back garden of the us, the heart of capitalism. Richard taylor has been to cuba to see how the island is now moving with the times. The Iconic Images are strikingly familiar. Cuba today still feels in some ways other worldly, stuck in a 50s time warp. Life for most of its 11 million citizens is simple. Theyve been living in a state enforced digital wilderness. A decade ago, you needed a permitjust to buy a pc. Today, if you are lucky enough to own a smartphone, chances are is offline. There is no mobile data, so cuban apps are designed to work without a connection. Until recently, even basic Internet Access could only be found at Desktop Computers inside state communication centres. Long queues persist but now people are coming to buy Internet Scratchcards which can finally get them online elsewhere. In this havana park, small gatherings of cubans are all enjoying the internet. But getting online is slow, unreliable and, perhaps unsurprisingly, censored. Luis is a self proclaimed hack tivist, and as a former government it administrator, he knows the system well. Everything in cuba is restricted, filtered, as the rest of the world. Basically, they censor everything that might threaten government power. It might be porn, gay, or political things. Basically, most political things. But the biggest barrier for locals the price. A single hour of full web access costs 2, three days salary. They dont have the time to see whats the internet, really, because of the price of the internet. And they push them to do what they need to do, which is facebook, communicate with theirfamilies and make a free phone call. The government says expanding the internet is a priority and Central Havana is now conducting trials of In Home Net Access for 2000 properties. And it boasts of a growing number of public wifi hotspots, too, around 300 in total, and growing. Still, not exactly blanket coverage for a country 700 miles wide. Cuba blames its ageing Communications Network on the six decade old Trade Embargo with the us. Critics say thats a convenient excuse for a communist state that fears losing control over information. Relations with america are now at best uncertain in the post 0bama era. In the aftermath of the president s historic visit here two years ago, prospects for American Companies doing Digital Business on the island have improved. Amongst them, google, company boss Eric Schmidt Inking A Deal in december that gives cu ba ns faster access to content from Services Like youtube and gmail. The thing is, when you are running an internet based business, the last thing you want to do is traipse across town to find a connection. So some cubans who are fed up with the Government Strategy on access have come up with inventive solutions. The results are found on rooftops in towns and cities across the nation in the form of pole mounted antennae which are pointed towards the local communications centre, giving them Internet Access and even wifi. The practice isnt exactly legal but as i discovered that minor detail does not deter cubans from getting their information fix. This is the paquete semanal, literally the weekly packet. It refers to a highly organised service in back streets and front rooms across the country, giving locals content downloaded often only hours earlier via satellite. Theres pirated movies, news shows, documentaries, dramas, magazines and mobile apps. Its hugely popular with customers who can fill their usb drives with an entire terabyte, hundreds of hours, for the price of a single hour online. And the rise of the paquete is the price the cuban regime itself is paying, a reaction to the state dogma of keeping its people restricted. Cuban authorities should be less afraid of the free flow of information, because the need for information is a hunger. People need information and people will get information, no matter if you are going to provide it or not. There is a political need to understand differently what the internet means. Progress is undoubtedly too slow for many cubans. But recent overtures do at least give some people here cause for hope. Hello and welcome to the week in tech. It was the week that samsungs chinese factory supplying batteries for the ill fated galaxy note 7 suffered a blaze. Luckily no one was hurt. Twitter announced its new anti abuse policy, which will introduce safe search, collapse potentially troubling replies and aims to prevent abusive accounts being reopened. And youtube is launching live Video Streaming from their mobile app but only for channels with over 10,000 subscribers. Uber have employed a former nasa engineer and are working on a flying car. Yes, a flying car, that they say could be ready in five years. Although there are a few obstacles to overcome, like the authorities allowing them to actually fly. Weve seen a few ideas of how to take Quad Copter Drones out of the sky but here is something for heavier duty drones. Project sidearm has been developed by the pentagons research wing. It aims to safely grab Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from airspace using a crane type setup. And finally, theres a new way of finding love, by sharing hate. New dating app hater matches users by the things that rile them, with topics including bad pavement etiquette, rent costs, and even politicians. Im sure that first date will be a laugh a minute. There are plenty of Friendly Faces at the robots exhibition at Londons Science Museum. There are some which are different enough to look unthreatening and lovable. And there are some, well, some really quite unnerving. Currently, the European Commission is considering the ethical issues that robots raise, including whether they should have a kill switch, whether they should have rights, and whether they should be considered as electronic persons. And what about those ethical, or even life or death decisions . This is a representation of an experiment in which one robot was programmed to save one of two smaller bots from falling down a hole. If one was in more danger than the other, their big brother would save it. However, if both smaller robots were equally in danger, big bro would often freeze with indecision. In that split second where the robot is going, oh, no, there is an equal chance of both dying, i dont know what to do, something kicks in, in the human brain. We are drawing on our attachment to the things that might need saving. We are drawing on maybe a set of moral beliefs or values. We are not entirely sure what is going on in there but we can do what feels right in that moment. So, for now, robot ethics raise more questions than they answer. But while robots are learning how to avoid causing real harm, some humans seem way ahead in causing virtual harm. In video games at least. Sword fighting game for honour is an unusual medieval mash up which pits knights, vikings and samurais against one another. This is bodiam castle. What better place to come and get hands on with a video game all about swordplay than here . Theres just one thing preventing that from happening, though. At six foot nine and weighing nearly 30 stone, icelandic Strongman Thor is this closest thing the game creators could find to a viking warrior. Fans of Game Of Thrones will be familiar with him as sir gregor, better known as the mountain. In order to play the game, its going to be a case of mark versus the mountain in a series of challenges. The game allows players to assume the role of a range of different characters, from heavy hitting, muscle bound warriors, to nimble lightweight assassin type characters. But in the real world, how important is brute strength . Well, if a warrior cant even lift their weapon, how are they going to fight with it . So a test of strength against a guy who competes in the worlds strongest man. Sure, i can do that. All right. Hold on. Ive got to hold it here, yeah . Right, get into position. Fantastic. Like this. Hold it as long as possible. Ok, i think im doing all right. Straighten your arm. Straight. Oh, my word. That is really. Straighten your arm. Come on hold it. Its gone. Excuse me while i go and have a lie down. I think ive pulled something. Oh, my word. You captured zone a. Next up, combat. Medieval warriors didnt have to worry about health and safety. We do, so plastic goggles are on. Fortunately, my opponent is made of straw. My task is to do as much damage to this dummy with this sword as i possibly can. En guard. Thats not bad. No good. Ill show you how its done. So the second round belongs to thor, but i think the tide may turn in round three. Thor has bettered me in a test of strength and in martial skills. However, this is my arena. Welcome to my dojo. So were going to have a one on one duel. His character is, of course, a viking. Mine is a medieval knight. The match will be best of five. When it comes to getting hands on with the game, theres not a chance that the big fella is going to beat me. Or is there . This is not filling me with confidence here. Game face. Game face on. Here we go. This is a bit more like it. The thing about this game is you cantjust button bash. You wont get very far at all. Its got a very fluid combat system. At the heart of it is matching the stance of your opponent and countering it. You have to think a little bit more tactically. How do you like the taste of them apples . Bring it. Flipping heck. He did me in about two hits. Ive got the upper hand, ive got the upper hand i actually won. I will see you, sir, in valhalla. Thank you, thor, that was a very challenging game indeed. We are in the middle of nowhere and if i could ask you for one favour, that would be great. Can i get a lift back to london . Sure, why not . Come on, jump on. I had thought of a slightly different sort of lift, but there you go. Ever wondered what cats get up to when no ones there . Meet roxy and zara, who seemed agreeable to taking part in some gadget testing. Sorry. If youve ever wanted to watch, talk to or even play with your cats when youre not with them, then this could help. Once the device is connected to your home wifi, you can login anywhere you can get your phone online. Theres a laser game to play, snacks at the tap of an icon, and a function to proudly make and share videos and cat snaps. This rather unusual looking setup works in quite a similar way. Theres a camera so you can see the cats remotely. Also the ability to give them food wherever you are. Plus this toy, which is apparently something that cats might like to play with. Tzara and roxy were possibly slightly intimidated by the jolting of the feathery thing, and the app was extremely temperamental, making Setup A Rather Tedious experience. But when it came to the cat reactions, maybe us being there was a distraction for them, so theres a chance the devices could have fared better if they were home alone. I think the food dispenser, if theyd been hungry, might have attracted more interest. They found the whole thing a little bit unsettling. This smart collar has been around a little while now and is available for cats and dogs. It allows owners to keep an eye on temperature, pulse, breathing rate, Heart Rate Variability and even the positions a pet is in, so could be particularly beneficial if there are Health Concerns or an injury to keep an eye on. Dont worry, its ok. I know my friends cats are not willing to wear any sort of collar and i have to say this one is pretty large. Look how much bigger than a cat i am, and my Activity Tracker is only this size, so i can see it could be a little bit intimidating. Meanwhile, there seems to be a game of cat and mouse going on here, the latter played by a Remote Control rodent. Although it actually consists of the cat being chased by the mouse, which probably says it all about my days filming. That was lara, and this is maria, the first blockbuster robot from the Ground Breaking 1927 film metropolis. The visual effects in that movie were absolutely stunning, given that it is actually 90 years old. Next, we are going to continue our look at some of the visual effects behind the latest blockbuster movies. We have adam valdes, bafta and oscar nominee, to tell us more about the visual effects he used to bring back to life thejungle book. A lot of people have asked me, why would you do a movie in the jungle and notjust go to the jungle, or some jungle, some set that plays for a jungle . And i think the real answer is, you cant find the place in reality that weve made, you know. We made something special. Every time you see the world in jungle book, someone has fabricated plants, trees, the dead twigs and leaves on the floor, all of it. And its only really when this whole world around mogley around him makes him feel present within it that the magic trick comes off, that you believe that this is just a photograph, that we went somewhere and shot it. So we take a shot like mowgli saying goodbye to his mother and we say, john really wants some sort of physical contact. It needs to be an intimate moment, their eyes need to be locked onto each other. We cant have a feeling that hes acting to a tennis ball, a stick or some marker. We really need to feel the scene emotionally. You can locate the positions of his hands, the puppet for the mother wolf. And we can track it really carefully in three dimensions with our computer software. That way we make sure the contact is correct, and then we simulate the fur on the mothers neck. And we actually replace the better part of his hand with the digital double of his hand, so that the cg hand and the cg fur of the mother wolf are actually in the computer together, and when we put our lighting on that and create the final images, they really look connected. The magic trick is blending the hand into his arm. Its easy to focus on the fact that we pulled off two main things, these talking animals that people felt emotions from and this complete 3d world we had to create, and that those two things are really major accomplishments. Starting off, i did not know if either of them were going to work. The very first time i combined photography of mowgli with a digital background, the background was grey, not even photo realistic. But it was just seeing an image come together where we had planned a shot, filmed it, brought it home, put it together with the digital world. The kid was walking along this curvy branch. And he looked like he was there. And i thought to myself, 0k, maybe this is going to work. You know, maybe hes really going to look like hes in this world. The render power required to generate a movie like this, i think it was 240 million renderer hours, or Something Like that. Which means if it was one computer it would have taken 3000 years, some number like that. These individual frames that you see can be 40, 50, 60 hours on a computerjust rendering one frame. The difference between a video game and our imagery is that the video game uses hardware on your computer to generate in real time an image. And they are amazing, what they are doing. To go from there, however, to complete fool your brain, fool your eye realism, requires quite a lot more computation, because youre simulating the behaviour of materials and light. And that has come so far in the last five years. I think well see more and more imagery where we really start to not be able to tell the difference between something thats Computer Generated and real. And that can be a little spooky in one sense, but its pretty fascinating for creative people. That was adam valdes on the magic behind the jungle book. And thats it from robots at the london science museum. Ill put a load of photos up on twitter for you to browse through at bbc click. Thanks for watching and, yeah. Well be back. Hi. Well, with a very few exceptions, today has been an absolute shocker. Cloudy, raw, cold. For some of us, weve seen some snow, with temperatures of 3. Over the next few days, we go from winter to spring. Almost. We are certainly going to notice the difference with sunshine by mid week. Temperatures up sunshine by mid week. Temperatures up into double figures. Thats the message over the next few days. Slowly and eratically, itll be turning milder. We are not there yet a chilly evening in prospect. Further significant snowfall for the pennines. Dribs and drabs left behind in northern areas. But there is dry weather into the early hours and clearer skies into south. It wont be as cold as the last few nights but still chilly out there in the wind, three, four, five with mist and the wind, three, four, five with mistand murk the wind, three, four, five with mist and murk up over the high ground of Northern Britain that. Will be slow to lift and break up, but further south we will see increasing amounts of sunshine but you have to factor in the wind. Ill talk about that more in a moment. Still rather cloudy across Eastern Parts of scotland and North East England which will keep temperatures down with the wind off the north sea, four and five. Northern ireland shaping up well. Parts of north west england, too. A Question Mark as to how quick lit cloud breaks up in parts of the midlands and eastern england. If it stays cloudy itll stay chilly. In the sung shine further south well reach double figures, several Degrees Higher than the last few days but it will be windy and the strongest of the gusts will look around the coastal head lands of South West England and wales, where we could see gusts of 60 miles per hour. Those windy knces persist. We have isobars coming into the far South West Which could give Showery Bursts Of Rain On Tuesday and the far south wales, too. A bit ofa and the far south wales, too. A bit of a Question Mark as to how much sunshine well see. Chilly near north sea coasts but generally the u pwa rd north sea coasts but generally the upward trend in temperatures continues. This front will stagger across the cup of tri. The odd burst of rain, followed by Anotherp Front from the south west giving earlier hours. So there will be some rain around through the middle part of the week particularly out west but many place also still see dry weather and Quieting Down By thursday. Look at the temp tu, widely up into double figures. 10 compared to 2 which many of us have 110w. Compared to 2 which many of us have now. All latest Weather Warnings on the bbc weather website. Ill be backin the bbc weather website. Ill be back in half an hour. This is bbc news. The headlines President Trump says he will strengthen links with allies in the Pacific Region following north koreas missile launch. The commons speaker, john bercow, dismisses claims his impartiality has been compromised, after revealing he voted remain in the eu referendum. Labours deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. A group of retired bishops accuses the Church Of England leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. Also in the next hour new zealands stranded pilot whales find their way again. More than 200, stranded on a beach, are re floated and head out to sea. La la land is in the running for a record breaking haul at tonights baftas, with 11 nominations
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