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Robo First: Bot Assists with Tricky Cochlear-Implant Surgery
By Charles Q. Choi published
For the first time, robots have successfully performed a tricky, delicate operation that helped implant a hearing device into a deaf woman's ear.
Robot 'Telepathy' Could Make Self-Driving Cars Safer
By Edd Gent published
Are you nervous about entrusting your life to a self-driving car? What if you could telepathically communicate with the vehicle to instantaneously let it know if it makes a mistake?
Robotic Arm Turns Your Digital Doodles into Good Old-Fashioned Sketches
By Kacey Deamer published
A small robotic arm can bring your digital sketches to life.
A Killer Spin: Table Tennis Gets 'First' Robotic Coach
By Kacey Deamer published
The record-breaking robot teaches humans how to play table tennis.
Cancer-Fighting Army? Magnetic Robot Swarms Could Combat Disease
By Charles Q. Choi published
Magnetically controlled swarms of microscopic robots might one day help fight cancer inside the body, new research suggests.
Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination Duties
By Edd Gent published
Mini drones sporting horsehair coated in a sticky gel could one day take the pressure off beleaguered bee populations by transporting pollen from plant to plant, researchers said.
Watch This Squishy, See-Through Robot Grab a Live Goldfish
By Jeanna Bryner published
Squishy, nearly transparent robots that flap, squeeze and kick when pumped with water could be the next underwater spies, at least when it comes to sneaking up on aquatic life.
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