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Robot injects drugs into back of eyeball more accurately than surgeons

Retinal vein occlusion affects more than 16 million people worldwide and can eventually lead to blindness, but treating it is challenging due to the small size of the veins involved – and now a robot could help

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Plumbing service. steel of a heating system in boiler room

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Tentacle robot can bend through pipes and unscrew bolts

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The AlphaGarden robotic gardener

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Robot gardener grows plants as well as humans do but uses less water

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We test real-world robot avatars used in security and nuclear repair

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Alex Wilkins tests out EVE, a humanoid robot at ICRA

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My out-of-body experience controlling a robotic avatar

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An outstretched pointer finger has a translucent skin wrapped around it. This electronic skin shows black sensors and circuitry embedded within.

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Stretchy electronic skin responds to touch and pressure like real skin

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These robots use magnets to cling to the ceiling

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Ceiling robots can reconfigure room lights and curtains

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More legs, more stability on rough terrain

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Centipede robots with more legs are better at walking over bumps

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Watch a weird robot wiggle and flap like a seal moving on land

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Pill that zaps stomach cells could treat nausea and lack of appetite

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Pill that zaps stomach cells could treat nausea and lack of appetite

A capsule that electrically stimulates stomach cells has been tested in pigs, and could one day help treat nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite in people

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Soft robot hand learns how to avoid butter fingers

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Wooden robot hand can lift objects and withstand high temperatures

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Robotic hand pokes food and water to tell if they have mercury in them

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Vine-like robot that 'grows' towards heat could put out fires

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