Space Robots 16-MAY-08 en-us Detroit, Michigan (AFP) May 14, 2008 - High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.]]> ]]> Ottawa (AFP) April 10, 2008 - Canada's industry minister on Thursday blocked the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, as some feared a major setback in Canada's space capabilities.]]> Moscow, April 11, 2008 - There will come a time when robots will become the best value for the money for the conduct of tactical operations in war.]]> Paris (AFP) April 12, 2008 - A prototype robot that can induce a general anaesthetic for operations has been developed in France using American equipment and tested on some 200 patients,the project team leader has announced.]]> ]]> Boston, April 9, 2008 - Some U.S. surgeons say they've started using robots to assist them in heart bypass surgery, producing smaller incisions, less pain and fewer complications.]]> Paris (AFP) April 2, 2008 - Europe's brand-new robot space freighter received final clearance to dock with the International Space Station (ISS), officials at the European Space Agency announced Wednesday.]]> Tokyo (AFP) March 31, 2008 - Fed up with increasingly hard-to-use remote controls? Researchers at Japan's Toshiba have developed a small, talking robot that can learn how to do it for you.]]> ]]> Paris, France (ESA) Mar 31, 2008 - International Space Station managers gave the go-ahead on yesterday for Jules Verne ATV to proceed with the second of two demonstration days in the lead up to a first ISS docking attempt later in the week. On Monday, Demonstration Day 2 will see ATV approach to within 11 m of the ISS.]]> Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008 - Fifty-two teams from high schools in Southern California, Arizona and New Hampshire competed in the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition last Friday and Saturday. Five teams, one sponsored by JPL and another sponsored by the Dryden Flight Research Center, will go on to the worldwide competition, to be held April 17-19 in Atlanta.]]> Fukuoka, Japan (AFP) March 25, 2008 - Japanese parents who can't find a good babysitter now have an alternative that never gets tired -- a friendly robot at the local department store.]]> ]]> ]]> Burlington MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2008 - iRobot has announced it has received an award under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) LANdroids program. Through this multi-year robotics research and development program, iRobot will develop a new portable communications relay robot that is small, inexpensive, intelligent and robust. The new effort takes advantage of the company's extensive experience in mobile robot design and production.]]> Tokyo (AFP) March 3, 2008 - Don't read to much into someone winking at you in Japan -- a researcher says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye.]]> Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2008 - For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to chat.]]> Advertise in this newsletter or website click for advertising kit - PDF File

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