Weekend Roundup

The CORBYS robot. Photo courtesy AlphaGalileo Foundation.

• A new robot called CORBYS is being developed that will assist with the rehab of stroke patients and injured warriors. (MedGadget) 

• Obama’s trip to Israel will include some quality time with robots, thanks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned museum visit. (The Jewish Press) 

• Northrop Grumman has won a $71.6 million contract modification for six vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicles by September 2014. The upgraded Fire Scout, called Fire-X, could be in service by that date. (The Motley Fool) 

• Audi is pledging that driverless cars could be on the market by 2015 if drivers are willing to buy them. (Stuff New Zealand) 

• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is telling doctors that its preferred method to perform hysterectomies does not involve using a surgical robot. (NBC News)