‘With thousands of fanatic football fans flocking to Detroit to experience the excitement of Super Bowl XL, security had to be stepped up more than a few notches for the big game so the Army answered the call.
To help support heightened security efforts, the Army deployed several Omni-Directional Inspection System – or ODIS — robots […]
‘Prostate cancer patient John Goss thanked his doctors on Monday — and he thanked the robot who removed his prostate.
Southeast Missouri Hospital President and CEO James W. Wente introduced the hospital’s newest surgeon, the da Vinci Surgical System, on Monday. The hospital is the third medical center in Missouri to offer the robotic-assisted surgery for […]
‘TEACHING robotics in public schools?
Not a far-fetched idea, according to Dr. Ester Ogena, head of the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology.
The institute has started recruiting teachers in public schools to take part in the training on robotics applications in teaching physics in high schools.’
Read more at Robotics to be […]
‘National Instruments and the Lego group are developing the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot technology together. This is a programming environment based on the NI LabVIEW graphic development software and compatible with PC as well as Mac computers. Both companies have been working together since 1998 as with RoboLab, a programming software for Lego Mindstorms was […]
‘The US Department of Defence is rapidly expanding its army of robot warriors “on land, air and sea” in an effort to reduce American casualties and injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“We want unmanned systems to go where lives are at risk,” said Thomas Killion, the US Army’s assistant secretary for research and technology.’
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‘Ever worried that the terrifying cyborgs that fill sci-fi stories might one day become a reality? Perhaps the latest research by Klaus- Peter Zauner, of Southampton University in southern England, will cause a stir: the engineer has invented a robot that is controlled by living cells.
The cells in question are a specially grown type of […]
‘Having a surgeon with four arms is one of the advantages of the latest robotic technology now being studied at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The $1.4 million robot named da Vinci can hold a camera in one hand while manipulating tiny laparoscopic surgical tools in its other hands. And it never tires like its human counterparts.
With […]
‘A new study from Imperial College London shows that robot assisted knee surgery is significantly more accurate than conventional surgery.
The team of surgeons tested whether Acrobot, a robotic assistant, could improve surgical outcomes for patients undergoing partial knee replacement. Acrobot works by helping the surgeon to line up the replacement knee parts with the existing […]
‘A bright yellow slime mould that can grow to several metres in diameter has been put in charge of a scrabbling, six-legged robot.
The Physarum polycephalum slime, which naturally shies away from light, controls the robot’s movement so that it too keeps out of light and seeks out dark places in which to hide itself.
Klaus-Peter Zauner […]
‘Already, 1.5 million Roomba vacuum-cleaning robots are cleaning house and autonomous planetary rovers are working overtime on Mars. But this is only the start of what engineers are hoping to achieve in the area of robot technology.
The goal is to build robots that can be let loose in our world, where they will learn to […]
‘The North American robotics industry reported record orders for 2005, jumping 23 percent over the previous year. But the industry’s outlook is clouded by uncertainty in the automotive sector.
The Robotic Industries Association (Ann Arbor, Mich.) said 2005 orders by North American manufacturing companies totaled 18,228 robots that were valued at $1.16 billion. Along with the […]
Meet Doctor Robot:
‘This robot doctor is doing the rounds as part of a trial at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington.
The doctor’s face appears on this screen as the robot - dubbed Sister Mary - does her rounds. The webcam sends back images that the doctor can see at his control station.’
Read more at Photos: Robot […]
‘If children didn’t get their fill of high-tech toys during the 2005 holiday season, they should brace themselves for more wizardry this year.
With young consumers growing out of toys faster and preferring iPod digital music players and video games, the nation’s toy makers are working harder to come up with more high-tech products, particularly robotic […]
‘An Imperial College London study suggests robot-assisted knee surgery is significantly more accurate than conventional surgery.
A team of surgeons tested whether Acrobot, a robotic assistant, could improve surgical outcomes for patients undergoing partial knee replacement. Acrobot works by helping the surgeon align replacement knee parts with the existing bones.’
Read more at Robot-assisted surgery found […]
‘The Pentagon has set up a special unit complete with robots to conduct forensic tests in the event of a nuclear attack on the US, with the aim of identifying attackers for possible retaliation, a Pentagon official said yesterday.
Major Susan Idziak, a defence department spokeswoman, told The Guardian that the unit was called the the […]