An existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures — in theory, allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations, according to a new study.
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The first prototype robots capable of developing emotions as they interact with their human caregivers and expressing a whole range of emotions have been finalized by researchers.
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A robotic wheelchair is being developed that will help children learn to ‘drive’. In a new article, researchers describe the testing of ROLY — robot-assisted learning for young drivers — in a group of children without disabilities and one child with cerebral palsy.
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Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock’s pendulum, a small robot named ROCR (“rocker”) scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds — the first such robot designed to climb efficiently and move like human rock climbers or apes swinging through trees.
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