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Up Close with MIT's Huggable Robot Electronic Devices / Robotics May 17, 2007 \| User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The high-tech stuffed animal robot dubbed Huggable uses Microsoft software to connect with kids and medical patients.

Atlanta gets ready for RoboCup 2007 Electronic Devices / Robotics May 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Georgia Tech will be the site of this year's RoboCup competition, with approximately 2,000 students and faculty from 20 nations participating.

iRobot Dips Toe into Pool-Cleaning Market Electronic Devices / Robotics April 11, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pool boys, you're on notice. iRobot has, in conjunction with AquaJet LLC and Aquatron, Inc., introduced not one, but two pool-cleaning robotics.

Japan drafts rules for advanced robots Electronic Devices / Robotics April 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted guidelines designed to keep future generations of robots on their best behavior.

S. Korean scientists want android to walk Electronic Devices / Robotics March 23, 2007 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet South Korean scientists are trying to develop a walking android without making its legs so thick that it would no longer look like a human.

Scientists study robot-human interactions Electronic Devices / Robotics August 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet British scientists are studying how people interact with robots to determine what future machines should look like and how they should behave.

Robot teaches medical school students Electronic Devices / Robotics August 10, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Wake Forest University School of Medicine students expecting a lecture on the brain and nervous system instead find themselves treating a robotic patient.

Robots are becoming part of everyday life Electronic Devices / Robotics July 18, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet The advent of robots is no longer an idea of science fiction, but is quickly becoming an intrinsic part of our daily lives.

Robots to do household work in S. Korea Electronic Devices / Robotics July 03, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Approximately 1,000 families in Seoul will use remote-controlled robots to perform household chores this fall, the Korea Times reports.

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup Electronic Devices / Robotics June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet In 2050, soccer and robot fans may soon be rooting for their favorite teams in a Cup game of human world soccer champion teams vs. a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots -- that's at least the ultimate vision of the RoboCup ...

Robotic technology lowers military risks Electronic Devices / Robotics June 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet With suicide bombing and improvised explosive devices escalating violence in Iraq, engineers are working to advance robotic technology to counter these deadly military problems.

Robot carries out operation by itself Electronic Devices / Robotics May 19, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 98 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the first time, a robot surgeon in Italy has carried out a long-distance heart operation by itself.

Androids might soon become science fact Electronic Devices / Robotics May 09, 2006 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet New Zealand and European scientists say it's time to send R2-D2 back to science fiction land -- and get ready to greet androids that think and act like humans.

South Korea creates female android Electronic Devices / Robotics May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet South Korean scientists say they have created the world's second android -- a female named EveR-1.

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Up Close with MIT's Huggable Robot Electronic Devices / Robotics May 17, 2007 \| User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The high-tech stuffed animal robot dubbed Huggable uses Microsoft software to connect with kids and medical patients.

Atlanta gets ready for RoboCup 2007 Electronic Devices / Robotics May 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Georgia Tech will be the site of this year's RoboCup competition, with approximately 2,000 students and faculty from 20 nations participating.

iRobot Dips Toe into Pool-Cleaning Market Electronic Devices / Robotics April 11, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pool boys, you're on notice. iRobot has, in conjunction with AquaJet LLC and Aquatron, Inc., introduced not one, but two pool-cleaning robotics.

Japan drafts rules for advanced robots Electronic Devices / Robotics April 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted guidelines designed to keep future generations of robots on their best behavior.

S. Korean scientists want android to walk Electronic Devices / Robotics March 23, 2007 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet South Korean scientists are trying to develop a walking android without making its legs so thick that it would no longer look like a human.

Scientists study robot-human interactions Electronic Devices / Robotics August 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet British scientists are studying how people interact with robots to determine what future machines should look like and how they should behave.

Robot teaches medical school students Electronic Devices / Robotics August 10, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Wake Forest University School of Medicine students expecting a lecture on the brain and nervous system instead find themselves treating a robotic patient.

Robots are becoming part of everyday life Electronic Devices / Robotics July 18, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet The advent of robots is no longer an idea of science fiction, but is quickly becoming an intrinsic part of our daily lives.

Robots to do household work in S. Korea Electronic Devices / Robotics July 03, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Approximately 1,000 families in Seoul will use remote-controlled robots to perform household chores this fall, the Korea Times reports.

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup Electronic Devices / Robotics June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet In 2050, soccer and robot fans may soon be rooting for their favorite teams in a Cup game of human world soccer champion teams vs. a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots -- that's at least the ultimate vision of the RoboCup ...

Robotic technology lowers military risks Electronic Devices / Robotics June 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet With suicide bombing and improvised explosive devices escalating violence in Iraq, engineers are working to advance robotic technology to counter these deadly military problems.

Robot carries out operation by itself Electronic Devices / Robotics May 19, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 98 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the first time, a robot surgeon in Italy has carried out a long-distance heart operation by itself.

Androids might soon become science fact Electronic Devices / Robotics May 09, 2006 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet New Zealand and European scientists say it's time to send R2-D2 back to science fiction land -- and get ready to greet androids that think and act like humans.

South Korea creates female android Electronic Devices / Robotics May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet South Korean scientists say they have created the world's second android -- a female named EveR-1.

Up Close with MIT's Huggable Robot

Atlanta gets ready for RoboCup 2007

iRobot Dips Toe into Pool-Cleaning Market

Japan drafts rules for advanced robots

S. Korean scientists want android to walk

Scientists study robot-human interactions

Robot teaches medical school students

Robots are becoming part of everyday life

Robots to do household work in S. Korea

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup

Robotic technology lowers military risks

Robot carries out operation by itself

Androids might soon become science fact

South Korea creates female android

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