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		<title><![CDATA[Stanford expert says liability issues puts future of robotics in peril]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All been raised by Asimov decades agoI Robot for one.The law enforcement droids in Robocop.All really obvious but those 'clever' people who think robots can co-exist with humans en masse usually think robots are 'intelligent'. How dumb.A pimple on your face probably has more intelligent communications going on between cells...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stanford expert says liability issues puts future of robotics in peril]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1982]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A residential fellow at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society is raising concerns over the potential legal questions facing the emerging field of personal robotics. by Chris Jablonski]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:13:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data Robotics debuts enterprise-ready DroboElite, five-bay Drobo S]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=9617]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Data Robotics on Monday announced the enterprise-ready DroboElite and the five-bay Drobo S, which both join the standard 4-bay Drobo and the popular eight-bay DroboPro. by Andrew Nusca]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:07:57 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Use of Digital Manipulatives in K-12: Robotics, GPS/GIS and Programming]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1199109]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Faculty from 4-H Youth Development, Biosystems Engineering, and Education have collaborated to develop and implement an innovative robotics and geospatial technologies program, delivered in an informal learning setting of 4-H clubs and afterschool programs. Aimed at middle school youth, the program uses robotics and Global Positioning System GPS receivers and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart People: Tom Low, Director, Medical Robotics, SRI International]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart People: Tom Low, Director, Medical Robotics, SRI InternationalGreat video..I've been following this science since 2001 and it is good to see how it's "fleshing" out, so to speak. Actually no pun intended.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart People: Tom Low, Director, Medical Robotics, SRI International]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19336]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A robot in every operating room? Tom Low leads a team of researchers and engineers working on the next generation of medical robots to be used in laparoscopic surgery. Pioneered in the 1980s by SRI, the procedures involve doctors making very small incisions and then using long, skinny, robotically controlled...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:10:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Photos: DIY bringing robotics to the masses]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this weekend's Maker Faire, do-it-yourself robots will be one of the biggest attractions. The hobby has grown into the mainstream. by CNET News.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 05:00:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Partner' bots: The next killer robotics app? (And will Microsoft bite?)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA['Partner' bots: The next killer robotics app? (And will Microsoft bite?)Whatever you do ...... don't let SNL or Mad TV hear about what you are planning to do. They'll have a field day with it! (E.g. view this 2001 HAL doctored clip.)Seriously, I think MS and the robotics industry should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2828]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's Mr. Robotics, Tandy Trower, has moved into more of an "ambassadorial"/strategic planning role, as of late. But that hasn't stopped him from thinking about what could become the "killer app" in the robotics space. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:18:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data Robotics' DroboPro storage solution--photos]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 7, 2009, Data Robotics introduced the DroboPro. The device supports up to 16TB of storage and features Data Robotics' proprietary BeyondRAID technology. by CNET News.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:10:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High School Robotics Team Wins the Judges Award at FIRST Robotics Competition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=937971]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The FIRST Robotics Competition, FRC, is an international robotics competition for high-school-aged students. They had a grand Vision of what they wanted to accomplish with the Custom Dashboard. However, the visualization of data for real time systems is a challenging field for software development. The company deployed Perpetuum Software Instrumentation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How a High School Robotics Team Achieved Success Thanks to Perpetuum Software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=939829]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the very cool aspects of the Kit of Parts, which all teams have to use, is the Operator Interface OI and the Robot Controller RC, which are connected via two-way wireless modems. The RC sends a data 26 byte packet 40 times a second back to the OI....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Honda's robotics foray continues: Unveils 'walking assist device']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honda's robotics foray continues: Unveils 'walking assist device'Their kidding right?It looks rediculous, AND uncomfortable!I'll stick with my knee brace and cane,Thanks anyway!I think they are on the right track.Who thinks that being stuck in a wheel chair or a bed for that matter is healthy. The problem that puts you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Honda's robotics foray continues: Unveils 'walking assist device']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10729]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A bit off topic, but pretty neat nonetheless: Honda has rolled out its second experimental walking device. The contraption is for folks that can walk, but have trouble supporting their weight. Given all those Baby Boomers will be hitting retirement age in droves Honda may find a market.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:42:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Liveblogging Microsoft PDC keynote day three: Robotics and research]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our cabal of bloggers from across a variety of pubs and sites is  back again live blogging the Professional Developers Conference PDC day three keynote. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:29:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can robots become our 'phriends'?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1032]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A friendly collaboration between humans and robots is not always easy. Either robots work efficiently and far from humans in controlled environments, or they're equipped with lots of sensors to work along humans and not harm them. Now, a EU-funded project, Phriends -- short for 'Physical Human-Robot Interaction: DepENDability and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:09:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[iRobot's Brooks starts worker bot company]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Even as iRobot won a wide-open contract with the Army, the company's part-time CTO, Rodney Brooks, left the company to start a new robotics firm, Cambridge-based Heartland Robotics.     The new company is focused on industrial robotics, which logic would dictate would put...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:09:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Middleware for Robotics: A Survey]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=904377]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The field of robotics relies heavily on various technologies such as mechatronics, computing systems, and wireless communication. Given the fast growing technological progress in these fields, robots can offer a wide range of applications. However real world integration and application development for such a distributed system composed of many robotic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intel's research into robotics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner and Joshua Smith talk about advancements in robotics. The research involves dexterous robots with new sensory abilities. In the demo, Rattner grabs an apple from the grasp of a robot hand that can sense objects purely by changes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:43:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collaborative Technology Prepares New Zealand Medical Robotics Innovator for Global Growth]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=386666]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart Orthotics Limited is a New Zealand based technology company that has designed and developed a world-first 'Smart' disability aid that enables disabled users to walk by using patented robotic technologies. In order to complete the development of its robotic exoskeleton mobility aid and prepare for release to market, Smart...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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