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Dr. Spot, the Robot Dogtor, Might Be the Future of Health Care
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that patients didn’t mind receiving care from a Boston Dynamics robot dog affixed with a tablet, on a video call with a human doctor. An author of the study tells LX News about how the experiment went.
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How Low-Wage Work Could Get Even Worse in a Post-Pandemic Future
It’s not only about the fight for a $15 minimum wage. In a post-pandemic world, the risk of low-wage jobs losses could accelerate.
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A Father's Long Journey to Find Hope After Paralysis
Jason Stoffer, a devoted husband and father of three young children, was an avid outdoorsman and adventurer before a car accident left him with a devastating spinal cord injury. Then he found a cutting edge program, called HAL for hybrid assistive limb, that helps spinal cord patients walk with robotics assistance. NBCLX followed Stoffer and his family during his treatment...