Andy Choi

Articles from Andy

Origami Robots: Multi-Gait Soft Robot

Did you think the traditional Japanese art of Origami was just about folding paper? Think again as new ‘Origami robots’ that are powered by air can entertain you by bending and twisting into different shapes. They can even make a grip and lift more than 100 times their own weight.

14 Feb 2012

A Robotic Dog Sitter

Are you worried about leaving your puppy behind at home alone when you go to work? Well here comes the perfect dog sitter. A robot surrogate that you can actually control from your work place! The proxy dog sitter was built by Jordan Correa a test developer at Microsoft’s robotics group.

14 Feb 2012

Lego Meets Robotics!

Student Max Shepherd has come up with a robotic arm that can do some amazing life like things and it is made up entirely of Lego bricks. The fully functional robotic arm is in 1:1 scale and has 12 degrees of freedom.

14 Feb 2012

Community Hospital in California Carries Out Robotic Assisted Surgery with Fluorescence Imaging Guided System

A team of surgeons at the Pomona Valley Hospital Centre (PVHMC) has performed a robotic assisted surgery with the help of fluorescence imaging. This has made PVHMC as the first community hospital in California to carry out such a surgery.

14 Feb 2012

Evergreen Healthcare Becomes First Hospital to Perform Robot Assisted General Surgery in Puget Sound

US based Evergreen Healthcare has become the first hospital in the Puget Sound to carry out a general surgery with the assistance of robots. Surgeons at the hospital made use of the da Vinci surgical robot for the purpose of general surgery though the da Vinci surgical robot is made for certain specialised surgical procedures.

14 Feb 2012

Expert in Robotic Prostatectomy Surgery Informs Size of Prostate May Indicate Severity of Prostate Cancer

According to a research team at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre and the Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Centre, Dr. David Samadi, the size of prostate could indicate the severity of the prostate cancer found in patients.

13 Feb 2012

ORNL Scientists Mentor Students for FIRST Robotic Competition

Scientists and engineers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will mentor and assist students from eight schools for the FIRST Robotic competition, which invites science and engineering high school students. For the purpose of the competition, students make use of additive manufacturing to create components and systems for their robots.

13 Feb 2012

Microscan to Display AutoVISION Machine Vision Technology at IPC APEX Expo

Microscan, which specialises in developing barcode traceability solutions for the electronic industry, has announced that it will display its AutoVISION machine vision technology at the IPC APEX electronic exhibition and conference, which is to be held at the San Diego Convention Centre from February 28th to March 1st, 2012.

13 Feb 2012

First Robotic Surgery for Lung Cancer Treatment Performed at St. John’s Hospital

The first robotic surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System for the treatment of lung cancer and other non-malignant thoracic diseases was performed at the St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood. The surgery was performed by cardiothoracic surgeons of the hospital, David Joyce and Mathew Cooper.

13 Feb 2012

Forum Energy Technology to Supply Six Perry XLX Generation 2 ROV Systems

Forum Energy Technology (FET) has announced that it has signed an agreement with DOF Subsea AS (DOF) for the supply of six Perry XLX Generation 2 150 hp Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and survey and tooling packages. The delivery is likely to occur by 2012.

13 Feb 2012