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Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument – the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes ...





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Robot saves patient's transplanted lung

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center used a robotic catheter to save a patient’s transplanted lung.


Robotic approach to urothelial cancer of the kidney proves to be beneficial for patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robotic trained surgeons at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia presented a new and novel approach to surgically treat urothelial cancer (in the lining of the bladder or kidney) today at the American Urological Association's ...


Spirit's View From 'Troy'

Image: Spirit's View From 'Troy'

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Today, Aug. 18, 2009, marks the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's 2,000th sol, or Martian day, on the Red Planet.


Astronauts Move Japanese Exposed Section to Station

Astronauts Move Japanese Exposed Section to Station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts completed the delicate move of the Japanese Experiment Section from Endeavour's payload bay to the end of the Japanese Exposed Section, the so-called "porch" on the Kibo ...


The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men.


A bed-shaped robot which can transform from a bed (top) to a wheel chair (bottom)

Panasonic develops bed that turns into wheelchair

Technology / Hi Tech

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Japan's Panasonic Corp. has developed a "Robotic Bed" that can transform into a wheelchair to make life easier for elderly and disabled people, it announced Friday.


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Robotic Devices Providing Home-Care Rehabilitation (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for ...


Researchers find robotic repair for vaginal prolapse has significant benefits

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American ...


Tailoring physical therapy can restore more functions after neurological injury

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research suggests a tailored approach to physical therapy after a neurological injury such as a stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury could help restore a wider variety of functions.


Machines can't replicate human image recognition, yet

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

While computers can replicate many aspects of human behavior, they do not possess our ability to recognize distorted images, according to a team of Penn State researchers.



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