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UC San Diego Researchers to Participate in IROS

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have a variety of papers and workshop presentations at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) scheduled from Sept. 24 to 28 in Vancouver, Canada.

22 Sep 2017

Untethered Soft Robots Could Help Mimic Natural Biological Systems

A self-contained soft actuator three times stronger than natural muscle, without the need of externals, signals a breakthrough in soft robotics.

20 Sep 2017

ASU Scientists Awarded Grant to Develop and Test Smart Robotic Ankle

For the more than 2 million lower-limb amputees in the United States, the path less traveled is usually on sand or grass.

19 Sep 2017

New Form of Stretchable Electronics Offers Robotic Hand a Sense of Touch

A research team from the University of Houston has announced a recent advancement in stretchable electronics that can serve as an artificial skin, enabling a robotic hand to sense the difference between cold and hot, besides proving to be beneficial for an extensive range of biomedical devices.

15 Sep 2017

Researchers Set New Distance Record for Medical Unmanned Aircraft Transport

A new delivery distance record for medical drones has been set by Researchers at Johns Hopkins, who have successfully transported human blood samples across 161 miles of Arizona desert.

13 Sep 2017

MIT Researchers Create Robotic System to Monitor Specific Neurons in Brain

Recording electrical signals from within a neuron in a living brain can provide a huge amount of information about that neuron’s role and how it harmonizes with other cells in the brain. However, performing this sort of recording is very difficult, therefore only a few neuroscience labs worldwide can do it.

31 Aug 2017

Genome BC to Invest in Robotics-Based Cancer Research Project

Genome BC is investing in a cancer research project that aims to speed up genetic tests of tumours through the development of a robotics system.

18 Aug 2017

First Workshop on Robots and Autism to be Held at Massachusetts

The organizers of the First Interdisciplinary Workshop on Robotic-Mediated Behavior Intervention today announced that a workshop focused on robots and autism will be held on September 23, 2017 at UMASS Lowell's New England Robot Evaluation and Validation Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.

8 Aug 2017

Scientists Create Hybrid Rigid-Soft Robotic Arm for Use with Flexible Endoscopes

Although flexible endoscopes have the ability to make their way through narrow passages for curing hard-to-reach portions inside the human body, when they finally reach their target areas, they depend on firm surgical tools to remove or manipulate tissues.

3 Aug 2017

Globus Medical Acquires Switzerland-Based Robotic Developer

Globus Medical, Inc., a leading musculoskeletal solutions manufacturer, today announced that the acquisition of KB Medical, SA, a robotic developer based in Lausanne, Switzerland, closed during the second quarter of 2017.

3 Aug 2017