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Now Robots Can Also Peel Bananas

Robots are able to serve restaurants, do stunts and dance, but one of the biggest challenges is getting them to do activities that require fine motor skills. That is why the model presented by researchers at the University of Tokyo was...

Miniature Medical Robots Step Out from Sci-Fi

Tiny machines that deliver therapeutic payloads to precise locations in the body are the stuff of science fiction. But some researchers are trying to turn them into a clinical reality. Cancer drugs usually take a scattergun approach. Chemotherapies inevitably hit...

Walgreens Turns to Robots to Fill Prescriptions

Inside of a large facility in the Dallas area, they fill thousands of prescriptions for customers who take medications to manage or treat high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions. Each robot can fill 300 prescriptions in an hour, the company said — roughly...