Vecna Technologies changes its robot focus

Monitoring progress: Orthopedic surgeon Steven Crenshaw checks the progress of the partial bone removal on Kevin Hastings' troublesome left knee during the robot-assisted surgery Tuesday at Baptist Medical Center Downtown. By Charlie Patton "It's gone

Plot: Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's investigation into the murder of Dr.

By Philip Sherwell | Place: NEW YORK | Agency: Daily Telegraph The ocean explorer who led the team that discovered the remains of the Titanic has drawn up plans to dispatch deep-water robots to the floor of the North Atlantic to conserve the wreck.

Although he wrote more than 500 books, the robot stories he began writing at age 19 are possibly his greatest accomplishment. They have become the starting point for any discussion about how smart robots will behave around humans.

Plot: Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's investigation into the murder of Dr.