The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Salamander robot helps Swiss scientists in spinal research Researchers at Lausanne’s federal technology institute EPFL have created a robot that mimics the movement of a salamander, technology that could aid the development of therapies for paraplegics and amputees. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160706/salamander-robot-helps-swiss-scientists-in-paraplegic-research Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:38:35 +0200 salamander-robot-helps-swiss-scientists-in-paraplegic-research Mind-controlled robot unveiled in Switzerland <p>A professor at a Swiss university on Tuesday unveiled a robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap, news agency ATS reported.</p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20120425/3190 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:18:00 +0200 3190