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Bionic arm can be control by human’s thought

1. Claudia Mitchell simply thinks to make the arm move
2. Chest muscle movement is picked up by nerves, once attached to the real arm, but now re-wired to its replacement
3. Motors control its movement
4. Unfortunately the 11 pound (5kg) arm and hand do not feel touch
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Human now can be fitted with a “bionic” arm that [...]

Hitachi Develops Crowd-Navigating Robot

Maybe this are the one they called future intelligent Robot?
Hitachi Ltd., in collaboration with Tsukuba University, has developed the Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existance as Workmate (EMIEW) robot, which can walk between people without bumping into them and navigate crowded places.
The robot moves at at 0.8m per second and uses a laser sensor to detect [...]