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Biofluids Fuel Microrockets
Future nanoparticles could rocket drugs to their targets
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Kinect + Brain Scan = Augmented Reality for Neurosurgeons
Microsoft researchers demo a system that creates 3D models of brain scans using the new Kinect Fusion API
Startup Spotlight: Kinova Creating Robot Arms That Improve Lives
This Canadian company wants to build the best assistive robots for the disabled
Rat Robot Beats on Live Rats to Make Them Depressed
A robotic rat can be used to depress live rats to make them suitable for human drug trials
Bionic Man is The Future of Humans, Not Robots
For a million dollars, you can replace a lot of different pieces of your self with artificial systems
RP-VITA Approved for Hospital Use, SUGV Approved for Disruptor Use
The FDA puts the blessing on RP-VITA's autonomous navigation mode, and SUGV blows stuff up
Researchers Build a Projectile Vomiting Robot
To understand how certain viruses spread disease, researchers have developed a robot that vomits just like a human
Reminder: One Reason Why Robotics Is Very, Very Important
A brain-controlled robot arm allows Jan Scheuermann to take a bite of chocolate
The Human Face Within Big Data
A new book sees big data as mostly good, a little scary, and full of people
Where Are the Elder Care Robots?
Robots are only beginning to come to market to help aging people live in their homes as long as possible
Bebionic3 Cyborg Hand is Perfect for Pouring a Beer, Doing Almost Anything Else
Check out the impressive capabilities of Bebionic's latest cybernetic hand
A Robot Ankle for Amputees
This smart, powered prosthetic is a big step forward in bionics
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WeeBots: Driveable Robots for Babies Who Need Them
Even at just six months old, babies turn out to be proficient robot drivers
iRobot and InTouch Health Announce RP-VITA Telemedicine Robot
After their partnership a year ago, iRobot and InTouch today unveil a new telemedicine platform: the RP-VITA
Stanford Launches StartX Med
Medical startups get their own incubator.
Robotic Pillow Pokes Snoring Humans in the Face
This robotic pillow bear is a guaranteed cure for chronic snorers
Chemists Create Electric Nanocar
Electron-powered molecular machine has four-wheel drive
Toyota's Healthcare Robots Are Ready to Help You With Absolutely Everything
By 2013, robots may be the ones taking care of the elderly in Japan
Robot Helps You Put Your Shirt On
If you've ever gotten stuck in a t-shirt, this robot is for you
Monkeys Use Brain Interface to Move and Feel Virtual Objects
Scientists have demonstrated that macaques using a brain-controlled virtual hand can identify the texture of objects in a computer
RoboBowl: Carnegie Mellon Makes Awesome Robot Ideas Real
RoboBowl will set you up with $25,000 if you can convince a panel of judges that you have the most awesome robot idea ever
9/11 and the Rise of Robots
A technology spurred by tragedy takes hold
Matternet Wants to Deliver Meds with a Network of Quadrotors
Small, fast, and cheap flying robots could be the best way of getting medicine to people in hard to reach areas of developing countries
RIBA II Healthcare Robot Gets Bigger Muscles, Cuter Ears
How'd you like to get a lift from a friendly robot bear?
iRobot Partners With InTouch, Ava to Start Caring About Your Health
Ava, iRobot's new experimental telepresence platform, now has a purpose: healthcare
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Robot Helps Quadriplegic Scratch an Itch for the First Time in a Decade
Willow Garage and Georgia Tech team up to turn a PR2 into a service robot for people with disabilities
Freaky Robot Mouth Learns to Sing
Think this robot mouth looks kinda scary? Just wait until you hear it try to sing
This Is a Robotic Armpit
Someone has gone and invented a robotic armpit, and it sweats
Using Robots to Train the Surgeons of Tomorrow
Robotic tools may lead to better methods of training and evaluating surgeons