Clumsy, child-sized robot with dreams of being a doctor put to work at Astoria vein clinic

A child-sized robot with dreams of being a doctor is working its way up the ranks at a Big Apple vein treatment clinic — and ...

A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass ...

Pizza factory worker crushed to death by robotic machine in 'terrible accident'

WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WKRC) - A tragic accident at a pizza manufacturing facility claimed the life of a 45-year-old man on Wednesday morning. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's ...
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Soft robot steers itself down the human airway

Device can place an emergency breathing tube in the trachea faster than medical personnel can, even those with extensive ...