The Robot Zoo of the Future [two articles, related video]

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read articles about the future of robot zoos here and here.

Watch Shiva the awesome robot tiger below (or if embedded video doesn’t play, watch it here).  Shiva was built by Belgian artist Kezanti.

In 1930, Robots Were Stealing Musicians’ Jobs

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read the article here.

A video (not from the article) of robotic band EOL (End of Life) playing Marilyn Manson’s The Beautiful People is embedded below.  If it doesn’t play properly, watch it here.

You may also want to take a look at (or listen to) Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson, in which he discusses the history of copyright and today’s copyright crisis and its historical relation to automated music in the form of player pianos.  You can get a zip file of the audiobook for free here

Surgical Robotics Pioneer Discusses Holomers and Plasma Medicine [with video and related links]

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read article here.

If embedded video does not play, watch it here.

Home page of Richard M. Satava, M.D. at University of Washington is here.

Richard Satava’s paper on Medical Applications of Virtual Reality [pdf] here.

Transcript of a symposium on the OR of the future including Richard Satava [pdf] here.

Nanotechnology uses virus’ coats to fool cancer cells

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read article here.  Read original paper (provisional pdf version) here.

Rapid procedure for the exploration of chemical compound space unites quantum chemistry with artificial intelligence

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read the article here.

Exploding microcapsules target cancer cells

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read article here.

Artificial neurotransmitters in mental diseases treatment

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

This is a media release, not an article.  Read it here.

Woman’s bionic leg will fuse to her body in world-first operation

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read the article here.

First ever innovation credit to develop artificial cornea

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read the article here.

Changing Trends in Stem Cell Investment in California Affect Applications

“A great science fiction detective story” - Ian Watson, author of The Universal Machine

Read it here.