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UK engineers develop tiny camera for imaging inside veins and arteries

In a claimed “watershed moment” for intravascular surgery, engineers at Cambridge Consultants have developed a prototype high-definition camera able to provide a detailed view of the inside of veins and arteries. The advanced imaging technology, called ‘Leap’, builds on the latest generation of sub-millimetre cameras developed by US firm Omnivision. The camera is based on…

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot performs parkour

In the latest eye-catching demonstration of its somewhat unsettling technological prowess, robotics specialist Boston Dynamics has unveiled footage of its humanoid Atlas robot performing parkour.   In the video, the 1.5 metre tall battery-powered robot – which was originally developed as part of a DARPA  (United States Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) funded project  –…