"Bacteria Harnessed As Micro-Robot Motors"

http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/01/27/195226.shtml

"Cows milk themselves on the robotic farm"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1838852,00.html

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=robotic+scientist

"Grad students often feel like drones, doing grunt laboratory work for a pittance. Findings published in the journal Nature in 2004 probably won’t make them feel much better about their jobs. Scientists report that they have developed a robot that can formulate hypotheses, design experiments to test them and analyze the results. What is more, it performs just as well as real grad students and spends less money."

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C979B-E4E8-1005-98CC83414B7F0000

"At Yale, robotics research matures"

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/19544

"'Robot Doctor' Offers Online Diagnostic Advice for Patients"

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/545042

Robotic farmer

http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/visitors/news/index.php?xId=063708320686

A desktop hard drive will probably reach human brain storage capacity by 2012, maybe by the end of 2007.

"Robot nurses could be on the wards in three years [2010], say scientists"

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=110202007