Robot to carry out heart surgery
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A robotic arm able to carry out an intricate life-saving heart operation is being pioneered by UK surgeons.
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The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan.
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BALTIMORE -- Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
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An elite group of researchers wants to create a map of how your brain is wired. To do it, they've built a custom robot that peels 3-D brains like an apple, and pushes the resulting brain "tape" through an electron microscope.
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A UK biotechnology firm is developing a robot to grow hair follicle cells for use in treating baldness.
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Patients with heart disease are being offered a  treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.
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Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surface on FCC Web site.
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Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese  nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give  trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility.  Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years  languishing in a corner alone.
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NEW YORK  - Cardiac surgeons at the  University of Chicago have developed a technique for treating a  severe congenital heart malformation that is less invasive than  open heart surgery.
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Robots may be used as home health care workers in Norway in coming years.
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The decision marks the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.
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A "smart" shirt, incorporating stainless steel threads, has been developed by European scientists to monitor heart patients on the move.
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IRobot readies a prototype remote-controlled robot designed to help in military or police efforts.
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After more than 2 1/2 years of physical therapy and electronic stimulation, stroke victim Mike Marin still couldn't open a door with his left hand. Now, thanks to a robot, Marin can open a door. His atrophied left arm isn't completely useless anymore.
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Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
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Heart bypass surgery is one of the most common major operations in the USA, with about 350,000 performed every year. Although the procedure sounds daunting - it involves cracking
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Building an artificial heart has proved tougher than landing men on the moon, but a new study shows that a heart once considered a flop can prolong the lives of desperately sick