Robots have never felt as close to becoming a part of everyday life as they do today. Their widespread use now seems likely in the near future. But as technology advances, important social questions ...

With NSF support, the University of Houston and a collaborative team of researchers are creating skill-augmented prosthetic ...

Automated weaving of shape-memory alloy fabric muscles enables scalable, lightweight wearable robots that assist multiple ...

(TNS) — TRU Community Care in Lafayette was the host last week to the unveiling of a brand new technology in the medical field — a humanoid robot that can perform basic medical tasks. Beyond ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTIN (KXAN) — She roves the floors of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women undergoing surgery for endometrial cancer can confidently opt for a minimally invasive hysterectomy performed by a skilled surgeon -- with or without a robot's help - ...

(TNS) — When Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff was training as a urologist in the early 1990s, he recalled that the advice for surgical incisions was “the bigger the better.” Fast forward to Tuesday, and his two ...

Robotic surgery sounds like something straight out of science fiction, right? But in reality, it's been around for years. And one hospital in South Carolina just got its first taste of the tech itself ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — She roves the floors of the hospitals at all hours. Her face and body are rounded corners. Her eyes are bright and wide and can change to hearts. The friendly one-armed robot quietly ...