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Research Shows Total Sanitation of Robotic Surgical Tools is Virtually Impossible

Research Shows Total Sanitation of Robotic Surgical Tools is Virtually Impossible

According to a research paper published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, it is virtually not possible to eliminate all contamination from robotic surgical instruments, even if a number of cleanings are performed.

1 Nov 2016

Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton for Human Gait Rehabilitation

Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton for Human Gait Rehabilitation

Gait rehabilitation is frequently required by spinal cord injury and stroke patients to help them regain their ability to walk or to strengthen their muscles. Wearable “robot-assisted training” is fast emerging as a technique that helps to enhance this rehabilitation process.

26 Oct 2016

Research Shows Brain-to-Text System Can Decode Speech from Brain Signals

Research Shows Brain-to-Text System Can Decode Speech from Brain Signals

Ever wonder what it would be like if a device could decode your thoughts into actual speech or written words?

26 Oct 2016

First-Ever Robotic Cleaning Technique Could Facilitate Automation in Neuroscience Research

First-Ever Robotic Cleaning Technique Could Facilitate Automation in Neuroscience Research

For scientists listening in on the faint whispers of brain neurons, a first-ever robotic technique for cleaning the tiny devices that record the signals could facilitate a new level of automation in neuroscience research.

26 Oct 2016

New Virtual Reality Study Finds How Body-Environment Interaction Regulates Emotions, Exploratory Behavior

New Virtual Reality Study Finds How Body-Environment Interaction Regulates Emotions, Exploratory Behavior

Whether we feel scared or pleased in an environment and how we explore it is down to our combined perception of space and of our bodies, according to new research conducted in a virtual reality environment.

14 Oct 2016

Scientists Propose New Model to Find Programming Solution for Erratic Human Behavior

Scientists Propose New Model to Find Programming Solution for Erratic Human Behavior

Human unpredictability is a problem in the increasingly automated systems people use every day.

14 Oct 2016

Unique Soft Robots with Ability to Imitate Human Muscles

Unique Soft Robots with Ability to Imitate Human Muscles

Robots that are soft, flexible and reconfigurable are being built by EPFL researchers. The robots are air-actuated and act like human muscles, and could be applied in physical rehabilitation.

13 Oct 2016

Study Explores Cost-Effectiveness of Prosthetic Interventions for TTA Patients

Study Explores Cost-Effectiveness of Prosthetic Interventions for TTA Patients

Patients with serious lower leg trauma have two main care options: limb preservation or transtibial amputation (TTA) with the subsequent use of a prosthesis, or artificial limb.

7 Oct 2016

Robot Could Be a Nursing Assistant for Your Next Visit to Hospital

Robot Could Be a Nursing Assistant for Your Next Visit to Hospital

The nursing assistant for your next trip to the hospital might be a robot. This is the implication of research recently published by Dr. Elena De Momi and colleagues in the open access journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

6 Oct 2016

Swedish Man with World’s First Implanted Bionic Arm to Compete in Cybathlon 2016

Swedish Man with World’s First Implanted Bionic Arm to Compete in Cybathlon 2016

A few years ago, a patient was implanted with a bionic arm for the first time in the world using control technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology.

5 Oct 2016

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

As part of an Editorial short series, AZoRobotics takes a look at how the renewable energy sector is harnessing the power of robotic technologies. Here, we take a look at robots in hydropower stations.

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Amid the rapid global expansion of the wind energy sector, the integration of robotics is becoming pivotal for wind farm operators.

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Like any renewable energy infrastructure, solar plants must be protected and secured. It is here where robots and autonomous systems can come into play.

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