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Scalpel. Check. Robot. Check. NASA bots, one day, may operate in space

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NASA wants a humanoid robot that can perform CPR, draw blood and operate on astronauts aboard the International Space Station or en route to Mars.

A doctor at the Houston Methodist Research Institute is working to make that happen.

The humanoid robot, Robonaut, developed by NASA, is in training at the Houston Methodist Research Institute to perform medical procedures in space -- someday. (Photo: NASA)

"We're trying to get the best care for our astronauts, who are risking their lives to push the boundaries in space," said Dr. Zsolt Garami, an instructor at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, an arm of Houston Methodist Hospital. "Our motivation was really when we saw astronauts perform ultrasounds on each other or on themselves. They just could use an extra hand.... Why not have a robot help? There's already a robot up in the space station, and he's already shown that he can switch buttons reliably. Why not make him a nurse or a physician?"

Garami is working with NASA to teach robots how to perform medical procedures. He said the robots are quick learners -- much quicker than his human students.

Robonaut, the robot Garami is working with, learned in two hours what humans take a week to learn. That hasn't been a popular observation with his colleagues.

"Robonaut is learning extremely fast," he told Computerworld. "His motions, without shaky hands, are very precise and gentle. There were no sudden motions."

The humanoid robot that Garami is working with is a twin to Robonaut 2, or R2, which was brought to the space station early in 2011.

It took about 11 years to build the 300-lb. robot, which runs on 38 PowerPC processors, including 36 embedded chips that control its joints. Each of the embedded processors communicates with the main chip in the robot.

Garami said he hasn't yet worked with Robonaut 2 on the space station, but he is confident that the space-dwelling robot won't have any trouble. His work with Robonaut on the ground has gone extremely well.

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Vanquish Walkthrough – Part 13 [1080HD] (X360/PS3) – 1 / 6 – Video

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Vanquish Walkthrough - Part 13 [1080HD] (X360/PS3) - 1 / 6
Title: Vanquish Release Date: October 2010 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Label: Sega Genre: Third-person shooter Age Rating: M VANQUISH Story: In the near future, Earth #39;s human population...

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Vanquish Walkthrough – Part 14 [1080HD] (X360/PS3) – 2 / 6 – Video

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Vanquish Walkthrough - Part 14 [1080HD] (X360/PS3) - 2 / 6
Title: Vanquish Release Date: October 2010 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Label: Sega Genre: Third-person shooter Age Rating: M VANQUISH Story: In the near future, Earth #39;s human population...

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Top News:01/01/2015 Our Beautiful Earth Happy New Year Photos and Greetings from the ISS Crew – Video

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Top News:01/01/2015 Our Beautiful Earth Happy New Year Photos and Greetings from the ISS Crew
Happy New Year from the International Space Station! said Wilmore. We figure that we will be over midnight somewhere on the Earth on New Years for 16 times throughout this day. So...

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Radio ISS Streams Global Radio The International Space Station Can Hear

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The International Space Station circles the Earth about every 90 minutes, and in that time they move in and out of range of a number of terrestrial radio stations. If youre ever curious whats broadcasting in the part of the world the ISS is moving over, Radio ISS will play it for you.

The site itself is pretty simple. Once you visit, youll be treated to a view of the ISS live camera at Ustream, while the site shows you the position of the space station on a map, and streams terrestrial radio stations from the vicinity at the bottom of the page. If theres more than one available, you can choose among them, and you can watch as the ISS moves around the planet and the radio stations change based on its position.

Of course, this isnt quite what the ISS hears, since thats a bit more complicated, but it is a fun little experiment to see what they may be hearing if they were to tune in to terrestrial radio somehow. Its also worth noting that not every station in an area will stream for example, when I tuned in and the ISS was just west of Mexico (shown above) the closest station streaming on the internet was an AM station from Texas. Hit the link below to give it a try and see what you can hear.

Radio ISS: Listening to Earth from Space [via Kottke]

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ISS Crew to Raise Toasts for New Year's Eve 16 Times

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The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will have an opportunity to raise their drinks 16 times as they orbit the globe on New Year's Eve, NASA said.

Zooming around the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, the ISS will pass 16 times over places on the planet where it is midnight, although the year 2015 starts officially for the station at midnight by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in London.

Expedition 42's Commander Barry Wilmore and NASA's Terry Virts, Russia's Elena Serova, Alexander Samoukutyaev and Anton Shkaplerov, and European Space Agency's Samantha Cristoforetti said they planned to celebrate with fruit juice toasts, according to the US space agency.

The crew is scheduled to be in its sleep shift on New Year's Day, which is their day off, but they may decide to stay up late for the occasion, NASA suggested.

According to the agency, the space travelers spent the last day of 2014 working on different experiments and preparing for the arrival of the next cargo ship, which is due to arrive on January 8.

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Mir space station, Cit de l’espace, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrnes, France, Europe – Video

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Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, owned by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit...

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International Space Station astronauts celebrate New Year 16 TIMES

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The International Space Station travels across the globe at 17,500 mph It will pass a point on the globe marking midnight 16 times today The official New Year begins on the ISS at the same time as London Astronauts on board the ISS will celebrate with fruit juice at midnight

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

Published: 16:48 EST, 31 December 2014 | Updated: 18:16 EST, 31 December 2014

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Astronauts on board the International Space Station will celebrate New Year's Day 16 times as it repeatedly crosses the globe.

The 'official' New Year starts on the space ship at midnight GMT which is also known as the Universal Time Clock.

However, Expedition 42 crew, who are travelling at 17,500 miles-per-hour will pass a point on the earth at the stroke of midnight today a staggering 16 times.

Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left, and Terry Virts, right, sent a special New Year's message on Nasa TV

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