The Dawn of Artificial Gestation. It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, right? Robots giving birth. But ...

Sanford Hospital in Bismarck has acquired a robot that blinks, breathes, talks and can even simulate a real-life birth. A $100,000 birthing simulator was recently donated to the hospital from Sanford ...

VALLEJO — Noelle's given birth in Afghanistan, California and dozens of points in between. She's a lifelike, pregnant robot used in increasing numbers of medical schools and hospital maternity wards.

As nurses held her legs aloft and a doctor prepared to catch the baby, Noelle groaned in time with her contractions. All that was missing was the screaming. "In real deliveries, we have family members ...

TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Like many Japanese, Kogoro Kurata grew up watching futuristic robots in movies and animation, wishing that he could bring them to life and pilot one himself. Unlike most ...