UMan Robot Learns to Use Tools

A robot developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is able to learn to use objects that it has never encountered before. The robot–called the UMass Mobile Manipulator, or UMan–pushes objects around on a table to see how they move. Once it identifies an object’s moving parts, it begins to experiment with it, manipulating it to perform tasks… [more]

Source : Technology Review

Heart cells cultured in the lab

Scientists have grown three types of human heart cells from cultures derived from embryonic stem cells, In the future, these cells may be very effective in developing new strategies for repairing damaged hearts… [more]