robotics
Robot to perform brain surgery through cheek
Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A new technique in which a robot performs the surgery by entering through the cheek. This could minimize how invasive the procedure is and reduce recovery time.
MIT's electric Cheetah robot silently bounds across campus
Posted in Hardware on 16th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
We've seen MIT's super-fast four legged Cheetah bot sprint on a treadmill many times, but it seems that the team at MIT is finally ready to let the thing outside.
Robotic brain 'learns' skills from the internet
Posted in Online on 26th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
An intelligent robotic "brain" that can learn new skills by browsing millions of web pages has been developed by US researchers.
Robot Olympics planned for 2020 powered by Japan's robot revolution
Posted in Hardware on 3rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
"In 2020, I would like to gather all of the worlds robots and aim to hold an Olympics where they compete in technical skills."
Apple manufacturer Foxconn starts deploying robots to assemble iPhones
Posted in Hardware on 8th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn is replacing some of its employees with robots.