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CSIC Launches Paediatric Exoskeleton for Children Suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy

The world’s first pediatric exoskeleton specifically designed for children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy has been introduced by the Superior Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Spinal muscular atrophy is a degenerative disease that affects 1 out of 10,000 babies in Spain.

9 Jun 2016

UAB Surgeons to Use Mona Lisa Robotic Device for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

The world-renowned iSR’obotTM Mona Lisa makes its way to the United States, providing urologic surgeons with a tool to diagnose prostate cancer earlier through accurate diagnosis and precise localization that may allow for targeted treatments in the future.

9 Jun 2016

Insilico Medicine, Life Extension Partner to Use Artificial Intelligence to Support Extended Human Longevity

Insilico Medicine, a big data analytics company situated at the Emerging Technology Centers at the Eastern campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, focuses on using advanced deep learning techniques for drug and biomarker discovery. Life Extension, an organization set up in the early 1980s in Florida, is committed to increasing the health and longevity of humans.

8 Jun 2016

Rice University Researcher to Participate in 5th Anniversary Celebration of National Robotics Initiative

Rice University robotics researcher Marcia O’Malley will take her brain-machine interface to Capitol Hill June 9 to take part in a fifth-anniversary celebration of the National Robotics Initiative, a federal initiative to encourage the development of robots that work closely with humans.

8 Jun 2016

Robots Carry out Tasks More Safely if Controlled by Another Technology

Robots carry out their tasks more safely if they are controlled by another technology. This makes them much more suitable for use in the care sector, as revealed by a study conducted at the Robotics and Mechatronics department at the University of Twente. On 2 June, researcher Stefan Groothuis is being awarded his PhD for this work.

3 Jun 2016

MST to Showcase Image-Guided Robotic Laparoscope Positioning System at EAES 2016

MST Medical Surgery Technologies is heading for EAES 2016 International Congress in Amsterdam. The company will be at Booth 18 showcasing AutoLap™, the image-guided robotic laparoscope positioning system that is taking its place in the robot-assisted surgical suite worldwide.

1 Jun 2016

Deployment of LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot Helps US Healthcare Facilities Destroy Deadly Bacteria

Hospitals are engaged in a ferocious battle against the deadly pathogens and multi drug-resistant organisms (MDROs) which cause healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has arrived in the U.S., and fortunately hundreds of healthcare facilities have deployed LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robot™ room disinfection technology to destroy CRE and other deadly bacteria before they pose a risk to patients and healthcare workers.

30 May 2016

Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot Deployed at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital recently added a Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot™ to their work processes to destroy deadly pathogens and bacteria lurking on hospital surfaces that can cause hospital acquired infections.

24 May 2016

Robotic Surgery Reduces Blood Loss in Obese Prostate Cancer Patients

Robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and an extended hospital stay in obese prostate cancer patients, a study from Loyola Medicine has discovered.

23 May 2016

New AHA/ASA Guidelines Support Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation

For patients and therapists, believing in the benefits state-of-the-art robotic medical devices bring to the table is one thing. But having your beliefs incorporated into the official practice guidelines by associations of experts and authorities in the field is something entirely different.

23 May 2016

Medical Robotics News

CSIC Launches Paediatric Exoskeleton for Children Suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy

UAB Surgeons to Use Mona Lisa Robotic Device for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Insilico Medicine, Life Extension Partner to Use Artificial Intelligence to Support Extended Human Longevity

Rice University Researcher to Participate in 5th Anniversary Celebration of National Robotics Initiative

Robots Carry out Tasks More Safely if Controlled by Another Technology

MST to Showcase Image-Guided Robotic Laparoscope Positioning System at EAES 2016

Deployment of LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot Helps US Healthcare Facilities Destroy Deadly Bacteria

Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot Deployed at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Robotic Surgery Reduces Blood Loss in Obese Prostate Cancer Patients

New AHA/ASA Guidelines Support Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation

Machine Learning Can Predict the Mechanical Properties of Polymers

Uncovering AI’s Deepest Fears this Halloween with the Spook the Machine Project

AI Enhances IVF with Accurate Embryo Selection

The Role of AI in Corporate Social Responsibility

Deep Learning Elevates the Precision of Brain Surgery

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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