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Friday, May 02, 2008

Mumbling robots more pleasing than the silent type
Read the full story Household | R&D | Robots 06:16 PM J Mark Lytle • PermalinkComments

Robots are good for plenty of things, but having a meaningless chat generally isn’t one of them – something that has to change if a group of Japanese researchers are to be believed.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Medical robot mimics obscure conditions, keeps students on toes
Read the full story R&D | Robots | WTF? 08:20 PM J Mark Lytle • PermalinkComments

That fine-looking android you see in the photo above may look a little rough and ready but don’t be fooled by appearances – it’s actually the world’s first fully symptomatic medical-condition simulator.



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