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 remote control device which can operate household appliances has given a disabled man back his independence.
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Using cameras in its eyes, the robot can determine if the driver is under stress or tired and suggest a rest.
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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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Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot.
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Science & environment: The robot devised by Ivan Bowman makes remote working and interacting with his colleagues much easier, says Matt Walcoff.
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Look inside an animated patient to learn how doctors are treating catastrophic injuries with new technologies that meld humans and machines.
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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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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
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Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view.
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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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Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot - the i-Snake - which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.
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Scientists in Japan have succeeded in controlling a humanoid robot with signals from a monkey's brain.
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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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A bionic hand, controlled by the patient's mind and muscles, goes on the market
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A heart patient who had muscle cells transferred from his leg to his heart makes good progress.