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• Stroke
  Stroke Prevention
  Caregiving
  Elder Care
  Heart Disease
  Brain Injury
   

  Rehabilitation Robots Uncover Stroke Disabilities and Improve Care

  October 1, 2012 — Scientists have added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke ... > full story
• Brain Tumor
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Cancer
  Robotics Research
  Lung Cancer
   

  Robotic Surgery Through the Mouth Safe for Removing Tumors of the Voice Box, Study Shows

  September 26, 2012 — Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a new ... > full story
• Robotics
  Robotics Research
  Artificial Intelligence
  Engineering
  Computer Graphics
  Vehicles
   
  

  Intuitive Visual Control Provides Faster Robot Operation

  September 25, 2012 — Using a novel method of integrating video technology and familiar control devices, a research team is developing a technique to simplify remote control of robotic ... > full story
• Detectors
  Artificial Intelligence
  Engineering
  Robotics Research
  Robotics
  Computer Science
   
  

  Wearable Sensor System Automatic Maps Building While Wearer Is Moving

  September 24, 2012 — Researchers have built a wearable sensor system that automatically creates a digital map of the environment through which the wearer is ... > full story
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Robotics Research
  Engineering
  Disaster Plan
  Public Health
   
  

  Sociable Trash Box: Proxemics in Dynamic Interactions

  September 24, 2012 — Researchers in Japan are using "robotic social trash boxes" to investigate interactions between humans and robots for improving robot-to-human ... > full story
• Engineering
  Vehicles
  Robotics Research
  Automotive and Transportation
  Technology
  Security and Defense
   
  

  Protecting Our Harbors and Ships With a Robotic Tuna Fish

  September 19, 2012 — For constricted and hard-to-reach underwater places where inspection and security is necessary, Homeland Security's BIOSwimmer is the perfect ... > full story
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Mental Health
  Elder Care
  Mental Health Research
  Menopause
   

  Are Older Adults Willing to Accept Help from Robots?

  September 12, 2012 — Most older adults prefer to maintain their independence and remain in their own homes as they age, and robotic technology can help make this a reality. Robots can assist with a variety of everyday ... > full story
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Psychology
  Perception
   
  

  Who (and What) Can You Trust? How Non-Verbal Cues Can Predict a Person's (and a Robot's) Trustworthiness

  September 11, 2012 — People face this predicament all the time -- can you determine a person's character in a single interaction? Can you judge whether someone you just met can be trusted when you have only a few minutes ... > full story
• Space Exploration
  Aviation
  Vehicles
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Moon
   
  

  NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Prototype Lander Aces Major Exam

  September 5, 2012 — Completing this round of flight test objectives, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended gently to a controlled landing during a successful ... > full story
• Kidney Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Wounds and Healing
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  First Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplant, Sleeve Gastrectomy Performed

  August 31, 2012 — A 35-year-old Chicago woman is the first patient in the world to have a combined procedure that offers new hope for obese kidney ... > full story

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