Artificial Intelligence, Robotics at Cuban Congress

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte. 10:28Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The latest technological innovations applied to health, such as robotics, artificial intelligence and prostheses, captured the interest of participants on Thursday at the 5th Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering.The event, which ends Friday, is sponsored by the Regional Council of Biomedical Engineering for Latin America, and includes many lectures, such as one on the development of Coolinside, a surgical device for radiofrequency-assisted resection.Others address the latest advances in prostheses, such as personalized skull implants and the reengineering of lower-limb prostheses. Read More

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Cuba's world record holder Robles praises China's Liu Xiang

<p style="text-align: justify;">09:00, May 19, 2011. Cuban hurdler runner Dayron Robles, the holder of the 110 meters world record, on Wednesday said his top rival Liu Xiang of China is "a good warrior" who will give him tough competition in the World Cup later this year."The Chinese, Liu, is an exceptional athlete. He is very devoted to his work and a very warrior athlete, he has done a good recovery and and is well on his way to the World Cup," Robles said.He said that Liu, an Olympic champion in Athens 2004, is among the favourites to win the gold during the next athletics World Cup 2011 which will be held in the South Korean city of Daegu in August. Read More

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