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  Virtual, Squishy Creatures Evolve to Run Using Evolutionary Algorithms

  April 23, 2013 — Scientists have created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving their squishy, muscle-like features in order to teach themselves to ... > full story
• Child Psychology
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  Behavior
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  Infants' Sweat Response Predicts Aggressive Behavior as Toddlers

  April 23, 2013 — Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Humans Feel Empathy for Robots: fMRI Scans Show Similar Brain Function When Robots Are Treated the Same as Humans

  April 23, 2013 — How do we really feel about non-sentient objects on a human level? A recent study found that humans have similar brain function when shown images of affection and violence being inflicted on robots ... > full story
• Engineering
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  Robot Hands Gain a Gentler Touch: Tactile Sensing Technology Builds on Tiny Barometer Chips

  April 18, 2013 — What use is a hand without nerves, that can't tell what it's holding? A hand that lifts a can of soda to your lips, but inadvertently tips or crushes it in the process? Scientists have now developed ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
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  Helpful for Robotics: Brain Uses Old Information for New Movements

  April 18, 2013 — Information from the senses has an important influence on how we move. For instance, you can see and feel when a mug is filled with hot coffee, and you lift it in a different way than if the mug were ... > full story
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  Frog-Like Robot Will Help Surgeons

  April 17, 2013 — Researchers are using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside patients' bodies during keyhole ... > full story
• Disability
  Bone and Spine
  Brain Injury
  Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Robotics Research
   
  

  Restoring Paretic Hand Function Via an Artificial Neural Connection Bridging Spinal Cord Injury

  April 11, 2013 — Scientists have investigated the effects of introducing a novel artificial neural connection which bridged a spinal cord lesion in a paretic monkey. This allowed the monkey to electrically stimulate ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Software
   

  Technique Finds Software Bugs in Surgical Robots and Helps Developers Fix Flaws, Ensure Safety

  April 8, 2013 — Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines works as intended is problematic. Researchers have demonstrated ... > full story
• Bladder Cancer
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  Telerobotic System Designed to Treat Bladder Cancer Better

  April 2, 2013 — Engineers and doctors have designed a robotic surgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the US and the most expensive to ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
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  Breaking Ground in Robotic Cervical Surgery

  March 29, 2013 — A medical researcher has used ultrasound-guided laparoscopic surgery to tighten a pregnant patient's incompetent ... > full story

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