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A robot avatar for physicians that can navigate hospital corridors on its own has received the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The RP-VITA robot represents the "smartest" ...

Using a robotic avatar to go places a human body can't is the stuff of sci-fi dreams. That's why Japanese airline ANA is sponsoring the Avatar XPrize. "So the goal of the Avatar Xprize is a contest ...

The agency apparently wants to create remotely operated bipedal machines that could perform some soldiering duties. Flying dragons not included. Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving ...

The RoboteX AVATAR III features video, two way audio, and all terrain capability allowing first responders to quickly and safely inspect situations without putting anyone in harm's way. The robot now ...

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Joshua Martinangeli, 7, is too ill to go to school. But the German student can still interact with his teacher and classmates through an avatar robot that sits in class in ...

From the ISS, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio simultaneously controlled several robots on Earth, letting them operate partially or fully autonomously as needed. This human-robot collaboration is a first ...