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Swiss manufacturer ABB has revealed a prototype robot called Frida that's designed to be dexterous enough to replace a human being on a production line.
Read More »MIT Creates The One Video Game You’ll Be Thrilled To See Your Kid Get Hooked On
"As game designers," MIT's Scot Osterweil says , "we're convinced that game playing is a lot like science: There is problem-solving, exploration, collaboration, hypothesizing, testing and learning from your failures.” Osterweil, research director of MIT’s Education Arcade, is one of the masterminds behind a new science game made for the Smithsonian Institution.
Read More »Great golf? In Vegas, it’s a sure bet
GolfNow: Sin City offers excitement and fun, on and off, its golf courses.
Read More »Robot measures radiation at Fukishima Daiichi site, verdict unclear
After weeks on standby, robots have been called from the sidelines to help inspect reactor buildings at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Read More »Searches for Human Remains Combine High-Tech with Low-Tech
FBI aircraft are performing flyover imaging runs of an area on Long Island where local authorities have already discovered 10 sets of human remains .
Read More »Video: California mom receives hand transplant
California mother Emily Fennel spoke to the press about the hand transplant she received on March 4 at Ronald Reagon UCLA Medical Center.
Read More »Emily Fennell shows off hand transplant
California mom, 26, gets rare hand transplant years after losing hers in car crash
Read More »Clark hopeful of defending at Players
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Read More »PGT: Manassero to be in Players Championship
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Read More »Hand transplant: What next for Emily Fennell? (PICTURES)
California woman recovering after getting new hand in marathon 14-hour operation
Read More »PGT: Panda bear brings Sergio, Padraig together
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Read More »Ugandan Government To Order Blocking of Facebook, Twitter To Quash Protests
The Ugandan government, facing social unrest over high food and fuel prices, will order its ISPs to block Twitter and Facebook.
Read More »Bubble Wrap Could Save Melting Ski Slopes, Won’t Stop Climate Change
Gas prices are creeping upward, climate change is slowly causing the number of dangerous weather events to increase, and we still don't have a definitive solution to preventing a future where we are all forced to live in flood-proof, solar-powered bomb shelters.
Read More »Loss of TV Friends Can Cause Distress
“Believe it or not, George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep.” So what happens when you can’t get George? Some viewers have a tough time.
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