Andy Choi

Articles from Andy

NASA Grants Award Money for Robotics Student Competitions Organised by FIRST

NASA has granted award money of $1,386,500 towards the FIRST Student Robotics Competition. These competitions are being held to generate interest in young minds towards science, technology and mathematics concepts.

12 Dec 2011

Robotic Ablatherm HIFU’s Importance in Prostate Cancer Surgeries Featured in Major Conferences

The Ablatherm-HIFU devices and the upgraded lithotripsy products were featured at two international conferences that were held recently. A total of eight presentations at the 29th World Congress of Endurology and SWL (WCE) held from 30 November to 3 December in Japan supported the usage of Ablatherm-HIFU in treating localised prostate cancer.

12 Dec 2011

Robotic Ultrasound Technology Receives Frost & Sullivan Award

Frost and Sullivan have awarded the North American Product Differentiation Award for 2011 to BK Medical’s Advanced Robotic Ultrasound Technology (ART). ART ultrasound solution is the first complete solution that combines surgeon controlled ultrasound with robotic assisted surgery.

12 Dec 2011

Fire Scout from Northrop Grumman Communicates Sensor Data to MH-60 Helicopter Cockpit

During a joint demonstration by the Northrop Grumman and the US Navy, the Fire Scout was successful in communicating the sensor data to the cockpit of the MH-60 helicopter. This is the first time the Northrop Grumman Group has demonstrated the First-Unmanned Intel Sharing.

9 Dec 2011

NASA’s ROVER Opportunity Discovers Mineral Deposits on Mars

The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity deployed by NASA has discovered traces of mineral deposits on the surface of Mars. The mineral deposits are mostly gypsum which was deposited by water.

9 Dec 2011

KUKA Robotics Inaugurates New Facility in Canada

KUKA Robotics Canada has inaugurated a new facility in Mississauga, Ontario. The new facility will be providing sales, applications, engineering and service staff for customer support.

9 Dec 2011

Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Feels Gene Screening More Effective in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

The currently used diagnosis and staging method for prostate cancer is PSA blood tests and Gleason scoring. These tests however are not effective in giving the doctors and patients a complete picture of the stage of the disease and the way in which it is likely to spread.

9 Dec 2011

Titan Medical Signs MOU with Apollo Hospitals for Amadeus Robotic Surgical System

Titan Medical has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Apollo Hospitals, India for testing and evaluating the performance of Amadeus Next Generation Robotic Surgical Technologies.

8 Dec 2011

Engineers at Johns Hopkins Work on Robotic Solutions for Satellites

Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are working at arriving at a robotic solution for NASA for fixing satellites that breakdown or run out of fuel.

8 Dec 2011

Yale Alumni Group, FIRST Collaborate for Robotic Technology Awareness in School Students

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), founded by Dean Kamen for inspiring the younger generation towards science and technology, and Yale Science and Engineering Association have got together through a strategic alliance for working on a US-based pilot program that will work towards propagating the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in K-12 education.

8 Dec 2011