A Medical Robot Makes Headway
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You would never know a recession might be under way from looking at Intuitive Surgical, the leader in medical robot technology.
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A new breed of snake arm robots has been developed by researchers that allow them to access hard-to-reach areas.
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Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients.
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A remote control device which can operate household appliances has given a disabled man back his independence.
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Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view.
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A surgical robot developed by UK scientists makes hip operations so simple even students get good results.
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Ballbot, a narrow, 5-foot-tall robot, balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any moment.
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Once relegated to science-fiction movies and automobile assembly lines, robots are expected to handle more complex tasks in health care and agriculture, among other areas.
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A humanoid robot is teaching itself to walk and eventually run around a California research lab.
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Science & environment: A team of surgeons and engineers have been awarded Â£2.1m to build a sophisticated surgical robots
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Extraordinary advances in unmanned aerial vehicles signify progress in the field of robotics.
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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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Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
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The elderly are being eyed as a potential market for personal assistant robots that could help them live independently longer.
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The University of Colorado Hospital will begin using a robot to mix chemotherapy drugs for patients later this month.
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A new "resilient robot" can change how it walks in response to damage&#8212;perhaps in the same way newborns learn to walk, scientists say.
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TOKYO -- The new Japanese robot Miuro turns an iPod music player into a dancing boombox-on-wheels.