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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Machines That Heal
From Popsci.com:
In the movies, entrusting human life to robot helpers and sophisticated machines inevitably ends in fire, destruction and death.
But in reality, the automatons are actually saving lives. Take the devices here: the hulking robot arms that rehabilitate stroke victims, the laser beam that calms Parkinson’s tremors, and the android that can fix you toast when you’re sick. Even the scary-looking, mind-reading skullcap will one day let paralyzed people turn on the lights just by thinking about it. No fire, no destruction, no death—just eye-popping technology and better medical care.
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