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    1. Aethon Lands $11 Million in Latest VC Deal

    Robotics Trends Feature | Nov 22, 2005
    Aethon, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of robotic transport solutions focused on improving clinical productivity in hospitals, has announced the closing of an $11 million financing deal led by Trident Capital of Westport, CT…

    2. New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear

    Robotics Trends Feature | Nov 18, 2005

    Researchers are developing a mechanical cochlea, a device that functions much like its human counterpart in the ear. Yet, because it is composed of micromachined parts and integrated circuits, the apparatus should be inexpensive to manufacture and could potentially capture a range of frequencies well beyond those of human hearing.

    3. Researcher Gives Computers a ‘Human’ Face

    Personal Robotics | Nov 17, 2005

    The friendly facial expressions, the soothing hand gestures, the coolly intelligent voice: Put them all together, and she is both disarmingly lifelike and surprisingly persuasive.

    4. This Holiday Season Bring Home the Lastest Member of the WowWee Family - Robosapien V2

    Robotics Trends Feature | Nov 15, 2005

    WowWee Robotics Introduces Its Most Human-Like Robot to Date - With a Feisty Personality, Speech Capabilities and More

    5. Dartmouth Researchers Build World’s Smallest Mobile Robot

    Robotics Trends Feature | Nov 10, 2005

    Untethered and controllable “microrobot” measures 60 micrometers by 250 micrometers. - By Sue Knapp