Intuitive Robotic Surgery Case Goes to Seattle-Area Jury
Bloomberg
Jury deliberations are set to begin in the first case to go to trial of at least 26 lawsuits against Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) alleging injuries tied to its da Vinci robotic system. Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jay Roof in Port Orchard ...
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Lawsuit: Parker Waichman LLP Reacts to Plaintiff's ... DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Mayo begins minimally invasive, robotic surgery WXOW.com
Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse offers robotic surgery WKBT La Crosse
Kitsap Sun - Accident Injury Lawyer (blog)

Kitsap trial spotlights failed robotic surgery
KING5.com
Many doctors are using robots to help them with delicate surgeries because they're less invasive and can mean faster recovery. But a Bremerton woman is suing the makers of a widely used robot after her husband's operation failed. Closing arguments got ...

The TV Guy
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
In begging for her life, Jodi Arias gave a robotic speech to jurors Tuesday. The human touch seems alien to Arias, even at a crucial moment in her life. Her behavior was a sharp contrast to all the humanity demonstrated in the aftermath of the Oklahoma ...

Review: Daft Punk's newest is robotic with heart
Northwest News and Tribune
The duo, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, are best known for their use of robot helmets to mask their physical identities but employed prominent men whose resume includes work for, among others, Michael Jackson, Jim Henson and ...
Daft Punk outside comfort zone Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Daft Punk On 'The Soul That A Musician Can Bring' WGBH NEWS
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Robot Fire Ants Could Save People Trapped Under Building Rubble
Business Insider
For this reason, researchers are trying to develop search and rescue robots that could vastly improve the odds for victims trapped underground. "The dream and goal in this field is to turn a robot into a multifunctional device capable of moving ...
Robotic Fire Ants: Water-Defying Rescue-Robots to Change US History Design & Trend
Fire Ants Could Inspire the Next Rescue Robots Popular Mechanics

Mobile Robotic Laboratory Will Track Ocean Toxins
Popular Mechanics
The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) is a robotic molecular laboratory that allows scientists to remotely collect samples from the ocean and test them to see which species of algae is present and whether or not it is toxic. A rotating carousel ...

Tiny Robotic Compound Eyes Unveiled
Discovery News
There are a number of designs for flying, autonomous robots " such as the tiny robo-fly. But they can't always see well, because the amount of light a single lens can take up is directly proportional to its size. A compound eye combines lots of small ...

Pentagon Buys Computer Printers, Laser Illuminators, and a Robotic Sub
Motley Fool
Additionally, the DoD awarded privately held Metron of Reston, Va., a $7.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to conduct R&D work for the Navy on a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) -- a robotic submarine. This one-year contract ...

Insert Coin: Linkbot modular robotic platform lets you quickly build a bot, skills
Engadget
Everybody loves robots, but the initial ardor for building one can quickly be snuffed out by the complex reality of actually programming it to do anything. That's where Linkbot comes in, a new project from the Barobo team that brought us the Mobot. It ...

2013 Memorial Cup: Saskatoon Blades ride robotic approach, rabid crowd to ...
Yahoo! Sports
One of our mottos in this tournament is to play like robots whistle to whistle, said Blades forward Josh Nicholls. The idea is to keep an even keel " regardless of the opponent -- and disregard the many momentum swings faced during a game. The game ...