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Findings About Veracity Of Peripheral Vision Could Lead To Better Robotic Eyes
October 15, 2009 Psychology researchers have found that peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at. Examining how people take in scene information paves the way for ... > full story -
Older Adults Want Robots That Do More Than Vacuum, Researchers Find
October 14, 2009 Researchers have discovered that, contrary to previous assumptions, older adults are more amenable than younger ones to having a robot "perform critical monitoring tasks that would require little ... > full story -
Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy Shows Advantages, But Also Certain Complications
October 13, 2009 New research indicates that the use of minimally invasive procedures for radical prostatectomy, which have increased significantly in recent years, may shorten hospital stays and decrease respiratory ... > full story -
Household Robots Do Not Protect Users' Security And Privacy, Researchers Say
October 8, 2009 Robots equipped with wireless and sensing capabilities are available for use in the home. But the safety and privacy risks of these devices are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new ... > full story -
Lunar Lander Test Article Glides Above The Safety Net
September 28, 2009 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is testing a new robotic lunar lander test bed that will aid in the development of a new generation of multi-use landers for future robotic space ... > full story -
Swimming Robot Makes Waves At Bath
September 21, 2009 Researchers have used nature for inspiration in designing a new type of swimming robot which could bring a breakthrough in submersible ... > full story -
Research Teams Successfully Operate Multiple Biomedical Robots From Numerous Locations
September 17, 2009 Using a new software protocol called the Interoperable Telesurgical Protocol, nine research teams from universities and research institutes around the world recently collaborated on the first ... > full story -
New Robot Travels Across The Seafloor To Monitor The Impact Of Climate Change On Deep-Sea Ecosystems
September 9, 2009 Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 kilometers ... > full story -
Machines Can't Replicate Human Image Recognition, Yet
September 9, 2009 While computers can replicate many aspects of human behavior, they do not possess our ability to recognize distorted images, according to a team of ... > full story -
Improved Continence With Periurethral Suspension Technique Results After Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
September 3, 2009 New research by urologists shows that the periurethral suspension technique results in significantly greater continence rates at three months after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical ... > full story
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