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  How Tetraplegic Subject Utilizes Brain-Machine Interfaces to Manipulate Prosthetic Arm, and Regain and Restore Significant Limb Functionality

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have presented impressive findings detailing how the use of brain-machine interfaces and robotic prosthetic arms may help those suffering from upper-limb paralysis or amputation regain ... > full story
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  Strong Personalities Are Weak When Faced With Change

  April 30, 2013 — Management teams with members who have strong personality traits have difficulty adapting to rapid changes in their surroundings, according to new ... > full story
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  How Would You Like Your Assistant -- Human or Robotic?

  April 29, 2013 — More than half of healthcare providers interviewed for a new study said that if they were offered an assistant, they preferred it to be a robotic helper rather than a human. However, they don’t ... > full story
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  Laser Welding as an Engine of Innovation

  April 29, 2013 — Can lasers perform welds precisely and reliably in the midst of thundering machinery? The prototype of a new laser welder has now withstood the ... > full story
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  Shape-Shifting Mobile Devices

  April 28, 2013 — Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand could lay down the foundation for creating high shape resolution devices of the ... > full story
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  'Taxels' Convert Mechanical Motion to Electronic Signals

  April 25, 2013 — Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals. The ... > full story
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  FlipperBot: Sea Turtles and Flipper-Driven Robot Reveal Principles of Moving on Sand and Other Granular Media

  April 23, 2013 — Based on a study of both hatchling sea turtles and "FlipperBot" -- a robot with flippers -- researchers have learned principles for how both robots and turtles move on granular surfaces such as ... > full story
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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
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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
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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

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