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EPSRC Announces Two Program Grants for Major Robotics Research Projects

The development of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) technologies to improve the way we care for the sick and elderly, and deal with hazardous environments have received a major boost with more than £17.3 million of investment.

1 Mar 2017

Western Reserve Hospital Installs Xenex's LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot

As hospitals around the world look for new and innovative ways to battle deadly pathogens and kill multi-drug resistant organisms that can cause Hospital Acquired Infections, Western Reserve Hospital has taken a leap into the future with the installation of a LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robot™ that destroys hard-to-kill bugs in hard-to-clean places.

22 Feb 2017

Montreal Heart Institute Performs Ablation Procedures Using Stereotaxis' Niobe ES and Vdrive Robotic Systems

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and the Montreal Heart Institute, an internationally recognized research leader and specialty hospital dedicated to the advancement of cardiology, today announced that the hospital is now performing ablation procedures using its newly installed Niobe® ES and the Vdrive® robotic systems.

17 Feb 2017

Tiny Robots Designed to Propel Through Biological Fluids Using Ultrasound or Enzymatic Reaction

Researchers anticipate that one day nanorobots and other mini-vehicles might be capable of performing vital services in medicine – for instance, by transporting pharmaceutical agents to a preferred location in the body or by conducting remotely-controlled operations.

14 Feb 2017

Corindus Vascular Robotics' CorPath GRX System Used in Commercial PCI Procedures

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the first commercial procedures have been performed using its CorPath GRX System following the company’s recent 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

13 Feb 2017

Researchers Aim to Make Rehabilitation Robotics Available for General Public

Making a trip to Disneyland with the little ones is physically out of reach for many seniors and stroke victims. However, Thomas Sugar, an ASU mechanical engineer who specializes in wearable technology, projects that in the next five years, seniors and other people with mobility issues will be able to rent robotic exoskeletons that make their dream vacations — and mundane tasks — a possibility.

8 Feb 2017

New Robotic Prosthetic Arm Detects Spinal Nerve Signals

Scientists at the Imperial College London have developed new sensor technology for a robotic prosthetic arm for detecting nerve signals in the spinal cord.

7 Feb 2017

Surgeons Perform First Robotic Kidney Auto-Transplantation Using Vinci Surgical System

Surgeons at Methodist Dallas Medical Center continue to innovate in the field of robotic surgery. On December 14, 2016, transplant surgeons Alejandro Mejia, MD, FACS, and Richard Dickerman, MD, FACS, performed the first robotic auto-transplantation in North Texas using the da Vinci® Surgical System.

3 Feb 2017

Surgeons of University Hospitals Leuven Perform First Ever Robot-Assisted Retinal Vein Occlusion

Eye surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to use a surgical robot to operate on a patient with retinal vein occlusion.

27 Jan 2017

Customizable Soft Robotic Sleeve Could Open Door to New Treatment Options for Heart Failure

Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital researchers have developed a customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

19 Jan 2017