Read more robots stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7969/robots.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:40:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71665/robot-assisted-prostate-surgery-linked-to-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMen who undergo minimally invasive, robot-assisted prostate surgery were more than twice as likely to suffer from impotence and incontinence a year and a half later, compared to those receiving conventional surgery, a new Harvard study has found. Some 4.7% of those treated with laparoscopic surgery, using remote-controlled techniques,...http://www.newser.com/story/71665/robot-assisted-prostate-surgery-linked-to-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 6:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70247/surrogates-silly-but-suspenseful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are lukewarm about Surrogates , the new sci-fi flick starring a surprisingly hirsute Bruce Willis, in which humans command tricked-out robots who do their work and play for them. It's a "preposterous movie that luxuriates in its own silliness," says Stephanie Zacharek of Salon. There's a "heavy-duty moral," but the...http://www.newser.com/story/70247/surrogates-silly-but-suspenseful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:30:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55718/sims-creator-leaving-ea-for-think-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe creator of The Sims is departing Electronic Arts to focus on "strange products and ideas," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Will Wright plans to work full-time at his Stupid Fun Club think tank, which develops ideas for film, games, and TV. Wright says he has already cooked up some...http://www.newser.com/story/55718/sims-creator-leaving-ea-for-think-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 7:14:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49226/robots-begin-takeover-of-retail-warehouses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe age of robots is upon us. Or at least, you might think so if you walked into one of the dozen retail warehouses currently manned by Kiva System’s robotic workers. The bots, which look a bit like a giant orange toaster, zip autonomously around the warehouse, completing orders and...http://www.newser.com/story/49226/robots-begin-takeover-of-retail-warehouses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 13:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48810/leave-space-to-robots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is poised to chart a new direction for America’s exploration of the final frontier, writes the Economist . While George W. Bush supported continuing manned space exploration in the tradition of the previous century, Obama is considering scrapping some of NASA’s planned upgrades to the space shuttle program. This...http://www.newser.com/story/48810/leave-space-to-robots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 2:58:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31003/i-gay-robot-radar-rates-the-androids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGay marriage in California and Brokeback Mountain's emergence on the opera scene all point to an America that’s "getting its gay on," writes Evan Mulvihill in Radar —including its androids. Using a 'Homometer' (0: asexual; 1: beer and steak; 5: bisexual; 10: flaming), he takes a look at cinema’s most...http://www.newser.com/story/31003/i-gay-robot-radar-rates-the-androids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Jun 2008 14:44:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31071/army-to-speed-high-tech-gear-into-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Army has moved up the timetable for its high-tech weapons program, hoping to get new devices into the field by late 2010, 5 years ahead of its original schedule, Popular Mechanics reports. It’s also shifting focus away from conventional warfare tech like tanks and artillery and toward the...http://www.newser.com/story/31071/army-to-speed-high-tech-gear-into-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jun 2008 14:33:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30468/home-is-where-the-robot-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA kinder, gentler, smarter Frankenstein may soon be mowing your lawn and folding your unmentionables. Manufacturers are developing a new generation of metallic humanoid that will not only carry heavy objects, but pull their weight around the house and at work, the Economist reports . These new-age robots can touch, see,...http://www.newser.com/story/30468/home-is-where-the-robot-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Jun 2008 5:01:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21196/shuttle-to-launch-giant-robot-into-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the shuttle Endeavour launches at 2:28am tomorrow, it will carry what has been pure sci-fi until now: a giant space robot. After astronauts assemble it, Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, known as “Dextre,” will roam the outside of the International Space Station completing repairs considered too dangerous for...http://www.newser.com/story/21196/shuttle-to-launch-giant-robot-into-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 14:05:00 CDT