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		<title>MIT&#8217;s Firefly Robots Create Floating 3D Display From Colored Micro Helicopters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIT's Firefly Robots Create Floating 3D Display From Colored Micro Helicopters.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2010/other-robots/mits-firefly-robots-create-floating-3d-display-from-colored-micro-helicopters/</link>
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		<title>Destroyed &#8220;Self Healing&#8221; Chair Puts Itself Back Together &#8211; Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An old but awesome video of a self healing robotic chair which destroys then reassembles itself. 


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/robotics-videos/destroyed-self-healing-chair-puts-itself-back-together-video/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;CyberKite&#8221;, Kite Flying Robot Maneuvers Its Giant Kite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CyberKite is a kite flying robot made by FESTO. Its job is to fly a kite. Watch the video of this robot flying a large kite.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/new-robots/cyberkite-kite-flying-robot-maneuvers-its-giant-kite/</link>
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		<title>Robot Duo Learn to Play Flute and Saxophone Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese researchers have taught two robots how to play musical instruments. One plays flute, the other saxophone. The robots reproduce, play sounds they hear.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/new-robots/robot-duo-learn-to-play-flute-and-saxophone-music/</link>
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		<title>Awesome Homemade Automatic Crossbow!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Custom, homemade automatic crossbow.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/fun/awesome-automatic-crossbow/</link>
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		<title>Insect Spy Cyborg Robots are Controlled Remotely, Nuclear Powered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These cyborg insects can be remotely controlled via a radio transmitter attached to the bug's back. The insect is powered by Nickel-63, a radioactive isotope which is able to supply power for a small amount of electronics for up about 100 years. Too bad that bug won't live that long!


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/robotics-research/insect-spy-cyborg-robots-are-controlled-remotely-nuclear-powered/</link>
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		<title>RoboBuilder Robots do a Christmas Dance &#8211; Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 

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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/robotics-videos/robobuilder-robots-do-a-christmas-dance-video/</link>
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		<title>Creepy Singing Android Heads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These animatronic heads move their mouth with the sounds which appear to be produced by a speaker behind them. What the eyes, they go looking off in separate directions.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/robotics-videos/creepy-singing-android-heads/</link>
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		<title>RP-7 Robot Allows Doctors to be Remotely Present</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doctors can remotely interact with patients through a person size, mobile robotic platform made by InTouch Technologies, Inc. InTouch's robot, the RP-7 and RP-7i allow doctors to communicate via video and audio from anywhere in the world. The platform can even link directly to medical devices, allowing the doctor to remotely view real time patient data.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/medical/rp-7-robot-allows-doctors-to-be-remotely-present/</link>
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		<title>Robot Surgery Is Safe, But No Better Than Regular Surgery for Children, Says Report.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a study published in Pediatrics, using robots for surgery is safe, but provides no better outcomes for child patients in some cases. Robotic surgery systems, such as the Da Vinci allow surgeons to more easily do less invasive surgeries, as well as reduce human error like shaking hands.


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		<link>http://roboticsblog.org/2009/robot-news/robot-surgery-is-safe-but-no-better-than-regular-surgery-for-children-says-report/</link>
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