In a world where futuristic developments roll out on the regular, ROBO-STOX took the time to find the need to know robotics news - so you don’t have to. Here are the highlights of the week of Oct. 25-31 in the world of robotics and automation:

MUST SEE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: This glove-like exoskeleton by Dexta can be used as a robotic remote control.

The crowd-funded robot is now on Kickstart and could be available as soon as May 2015. It will be used to control robotic devices from afar, mirroring the movements of the user's hand. This will help to deal with delicate or dangerous situations without putting the person at immediate risk.

UPWARD MARKET TRENDS: The North American robotics industry is having its best year yet, particularly in the automotive realm. North America set record highs in the robotics market during the first nine months of 2014. $1.2 billion worth of robotics orders were placed, adding up to over 20,000 robots.

CENTER FOR SURGICAL ROBOTS: A medical robotic research center is set to open in California with the help of scientists from the University of California Berkley. Projects will be dedicated to developing surgical robots to complete repetitive surgical tasks, therefore freeing up the surgeons to work where human expertise is truly needed.

GOOGLE GIVES ROBOTICS A GO: A team of Google DeepMind researchers are pairing up with Oxford University to join in the race to artificial intelligence. The hope is to develop a connection between the Internet search process and the human brain; they plan to make this possible through a sub-atomic quantum chip.

ROBOTS IN AISLE 3: Robots are soon coming to a customer service team near you. Lowe's Home Improvement is upping their service skills by introducing robots to one California store. The robots use 3D cameras to scan the shapes of items that you need and then guide you to where it's located in the store. Alternatively, you can search for what you need on the computer screen and see if it's in stock before wasting time. Now that's service.