Boston Dynamic’s humanoid Atlas robot has learnt to balance

Boston Dynamic’s humanoid Atlas robot has learnt to balance

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Balancing is a difficult skill and now one robot has mastered it.   Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot – the world’s most advanced humanoid robot, which previously demonstrated its ability to walk across rough terrain and take all kinds of abuse from its creators has now...

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World first as surgeons use a robot to operate inside the eye

World first as surgeons use a robot to operate inside the eye

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s first robot assisted eye surgery paves the way for surgeries that were previously impossible.   British surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye, potentially revolutionising the way such conditions are treated. The procedure was carried out at John...

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