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UW robot capable of helping patients with physical therapy regimen

LARAMIE - For the past two semesters, Debbie Kretzchmar has met with a new friend in a small lab in the University of Wyoming's Engineering Building. The nontraditional UW student, majoring in computer science, works with Baxter on his motor skills, which includes arm movement and gripping with his hands.

Baxter isn't your ordinary friend, though. He is a robot.

Housed in UW's Electrical and Compu...

 
 
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