http://www.mail.com/subjects/4166-robotics.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4166-robotics.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2073388-wearable-robots-lighter-portable.html CHICAGO (AP) — When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot. The technology has many nicknames. Besides "wearable robot,... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:58:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2073388-wearable-robots-lighter-portable.html 2013-05-09T18:58:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058770-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing cou... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:34:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058770-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html 2013-05-02T19:34:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html NEW YORK (AP) — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and insurers, is driving hosp... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:09:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html 2013-04-29T14:09:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029128-swat-robots-to-protect-us-responders.html SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A Maine company that's developed high-tech tanks for the military and Hollywood has a new contraption — a ballistic police shield that sits atop a miniature, remote-controlled tank-like vehicle made to protect first responders. Twin brothers Mike and Geoff Howe said Thursday the "SWAT robot" keeps SWAT teams and other first responder... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:06:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029128-swat-robots-to-protect-us-responders.html 2013-04-18T21:06:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028950-maine-company-unveils-high-tech-swat-team-robot.html SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A Maine company that's developed manned and unmanned tanks with names like "Ripsaw" and "Riptide" for the military and Hollywood filmmakers has unveiled a new contraption — a high-tech police shield that sits atop a miniature, remote-controlled tank-like vehicle. Brothers Michael and Geoff Howe say the "SWAT robot" keeps SWAT teams a... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:21:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028950-maine-company-unveils-high-tech-swat-team-robot.html 2013-04-18T18:21:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008954-you-robotic-surgery-pluses-minuses.html CHICAGO (AP) — Robotic surgery is being done more and more often for a variety of operations. But experts say there's a lack of strong evidence that it's any better than standard surgery in most cases — and it's usually costlier. Q: What exactly is robotic surgery? A: A multi-armed robot called da Vinci is used for many operations done with small incision... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008954-you-robotic-surgery-pluses-minuses.html 2013-04-09T21:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007434-robot-hot-surgeons-fda-taking-fresh.html CHICAGO (AP) — The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year — triple the number just four years earlier. But now the high-tech helper is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be linked with it, and the high c... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007434-robot-hot-surgeons-fda-taking-fresh.html 2013-04-09T17:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955300-obgyns-told-robot-hysterectomy-best-option.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pricey robotic surgery shouldn't be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who help those women decide. The preferred method: Operate through the vagina, using standard tools rather than a robot, said Dr. James Breeden, president of the American College of Obstetrici... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955300-obgyns-told-robot-hysterectomy-best-option.html 2013-03-14T21:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901636-costlier-robotic-surgery-soars-hysterectomies.html CHICAGO (AP) — Robotic surgery is increasingly being used for women's hysterectomies, adding at least $2,000 to the cost without offering much benefit over less high-tech methods, a study found. The technique was used in just 0.5 percent of operations studied in 2007, but that soared to almost 10 percent by early 2010. Columbia University researchers anal... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901636-costlier-robotic-surgery-soars-hysterectomies.html 2013-02-19T21:07:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1893888-classmate-robot-ny-pupil-attends-remotely.html WEST SENECA, N.Y. (AP) — In an elementary school hallway, a teacher takes her second-graders to the library, leading a single-file line of giggling boys and girls that's perfectly ordinary until you get to a sleek white robot with a video screen showing the face of a smiling, chubby-cheeked boy. Devon Carrow's life-threatening allergies don't allow him to... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:30:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1893888-classmate-robot-ny-pupil-attends-remotely.html 2013-02-15T08:30:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1844964-will-smart-machines-create-world-without-work.html WASHINGTON (AP) — They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show "Knight Rider." Now, three years after Google invented one, automated cars could be on their way to a freeway near you. In the U.S., California and other states are rewriting the rules of th... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1844964-will-smart-machines-create-world-without-work.html 2013-01-25T17:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842142-practically-human-smart-machines-your-job.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, checking how much electricity Pacific Gas & Electric customers have used. But PG&E doesn't need many people like Liscano making rounds anymore. Every day, the utility replaces 1,200 old-fash... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842142-practically-human-smart-machines-your-job.html 2013-01-25T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839562-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries the world over. And the situation is even worse than it appears. Most of the jobs will never return, and millions more are likely to vanish as well, say experts who study the labor market. What's more, these jobs aren't just being... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839562-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobs.html 2013-01-23T20:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1838202-pentagon-researches-life-dead-satellites.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Call it space grave robbery for a cause: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build brand new ones for cheap. It's the latest pet project from the Pentagon's research wing known for its quirky and sometimes out-there ideas. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is spe... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1838202-pentagon-researches-life-dead-satellites.html 2013-01-22T17:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803300-lego-robotics-kit-talks-to-iphones.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego announced Monday that a new, $350 Mindstorms EV3 kit will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections. That means Lego builders can use the devices as re... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803300-lego-robotics-kit-talks-to-iphones.html 2013-01-07T22:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1784284-telepresence-robots-employees-beam-work.html PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley. But Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Indiana. It's all made possible by the Beam — a mobile video-conferencing machine th... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1784284-telepresence-robots-employees-beam-work.html 2012-12-31T14:06:00Z