Neuroscience
Robot nurses could be on the wards in three years, say scientists
(with cute robot pic.)
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What Do Children Make Of Robot Dogs?
Whether something is living or not is a crucial distinction, and it's one that children already understand by the age of five. What then do children make of the latest generation of robot pets - toys designed to be as "alive" as possible? It's...
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Robotto Kânibaru
Encephalon - A neuroscience carnival Third edition available at Thinking Meat. Read about human-robot communication. Robot Carnival...
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Monkey’s Thoughts Propel Robot, a Step That May Help Humans - New York Times More good work from the Nicoleilis group at Duke. Premotor movements of a walking monkey activate leg motions of a robot. The next step in this progression might be to balance...
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Telerobot
It blinks and fidgets in its seat, moving its foot up and down restlessly, its shoulders rising gently as though it were breathing. These micromovements are so convincing that it's hard to believe this is a machine -- it seems more like a man wearing...
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P300-directed Robot
Human Thoughts Control New Robot A simple control scheme for a robot at University of Washington that can pick up objects based on user P300 signal when it passes one. Interesting cross-disciplinary work, but not tremendously advanced; simply a 'proof...
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