Good article on machine learning.

Amazing

Skeptical view of robotic surgery and detailed information on how it's sold.

Important. People are very naive about this.

This article should promote some lively discussion.

Looks really interesting.

Combines database, web and robotics.

Read the comment  by Han Jun Zeng. Could lead to a good discussion of what robots can and can't do.

A four-legged robot called BigDog now sports an arm powerful enough to lift and throw breeze blocks.

The da Vinci, a surgical robot costing up to $2.6 million, gives surgeons powerful new abilities in the operating room. But while some doctors tout shorter recovery times for patients and decreased risk of complications, others warn of high costs and the lack of a national training standard.

Data collection from palm readers.

Useful international perspective.

Interesting application of databases.

Great app for understanding algorithmic thinking. Could be used to introduce the problems of robotics.