In future, blood samples may be taken by an autonomous robot rather than a healthcare professional – if Dutch developer Vitestro can get its prototype approved for marketing. Vitestro's blood ...

Then the robot lines up the needle and inserts it into the arm at the calculated correct depth. The whole draw takes about a minute plus additional time depending on how much blood is being collected.

The robot is capable of drawing on most flat surfaces, and can use almost any writing implement that will fit on the arm, from pencils to pens to brushes.

Blood-drawing robot is supposedly more accurate than humans Guided by ultrasound, it hit a vein 87 percent of the time.

FANUC America Launches New Robot Tutorial Website for All A free FANUC training website offers engineer-led tutorials on robots and cobots to help anyone learn, troubleshoot and master automation.

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Line-us is by far the cutest drawing robot we’ve ever seen. Currently raising funds on ...