A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass ...
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Dr. Robot will see you now? Medical robots expected to support doctors, not take over patient care

The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as ...

Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement

Robots designed for neurorehabilitation, specifically for supporting arm and leg movement and motor relearning, are ...