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FIS 2014: TRU-D SmartUVC to Highlight Superbug-Killing UVC Automated Disinfection Robot

TRU-D SmartUVC LLC and its UK partners, Rapid Disinfection Services Ltd., will feature their superbug-killing UVC automated disinfection robot, TRU-D SmartUVC, at FIS 2014 in Harrogate, England, this week from Nov. 23 to 26 at Stand 23.

24 Nov 2014

Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue Holds Workshops Targeting Medical Disasters

The Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), with funding from the Center for Emergency Informatics, and the TEEX Product Development Center, held two days of robotics workshops specifically geared towards medical disasters.

20 Nov 2014

"41st Annual VEITHsymposium: Hansen Medical to Showcase New Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 41st Annual VEITHsymposium® November 18 - 22 at the New York Hilton-Midtown in New York City. The Company will be conducting product demonstrations of the new Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter and exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System to Vascular Surgeons and Interventionalists at its exhibit booth (#416).

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 19 Nov 2014

UC College of Nursing and CEAS to Host UC Robotics Night

The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) gear up to host UC Robotics Night at 5/3 Arena at 7 p.m. Nov. 19.

18 Nov 2014

da Vinci Technology Grants Awarded to Major Medical Centers for Robotic Surgery Simulation Practice

Intuitive Surgical has awarded technology grants to five top U.S. medical centers to increase training opportunities in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Duke University, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), University of Texas Southwestern and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will each receive a da Vinci System console and Skills Simulator™ equipment for one year.

From Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 14 Nov 2014

Philips’ Remote Patient Monitoring System Prototype Incorporates Vital Connect’s Wearable Biosensor

Vital Connect’s FDA-cleared wearable biosensor, HealthPatch®MD, was used in a prototype expansion of Philips’ FDA-cleared remote monitoring system. This prototype incorporates Vital Connect’s biosensor in an application developed by Philips and Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center to manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

13 Nov 2014

TRU-D SmartUVC Robots Help Hospitals Improve Patient Safety and Lower Financial Burden

Reports have shown that hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are costing hospitals more than $33 billion annually. Additionally, on average one in 25 patients acquires an HAI while being treated. As a result, many hospital leaders are looking for tools, such as TRU-D SmartUVC, that promote patient safety and ensure high reimbursement payments – keeping both their patient population and their operating budgets as healthy as possible.

10 Nov 2014

Advanced Prosthetic Hand with Acute Sense of Touch

A prosthetic hand, which provides a sense of touch acute enough to handle an egg, has been completed and is now exploited by the NEBIAS project after 10 years of EU-funded research. The world’s most advanced bionic hand was tested with the help of amputee Dennis Aabo Sørensen who was able to grasp objects intuitively and identify what he was touching, while blindfolded.

7 Nov 2014

Robot Successfully Induces Feeling of Ghostly Presence

People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 6 think they know where that "feeling of a presence" (FoP) phenomenon comes from, based on studies of 12 patients with various neurological conditions.

7 Nov 2014

Global Prosthetics Leader, Ottobock, Licences Intellectual Property from Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today they have formalized a licensing agreement providing intellectual property to Ottobock, the global leader in prosthetics and an innovator in the field of neuro-rehabilitation.

From Ekso Bionics 4 Nov 2014

Medical Robotics News

FIS 2014: TRU-D SmartUVC to Highlight Superbug-Killing UVC Automated Disinfection Robot

Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue Holds Workshops Targeting Medical Disasters

"41st Annual VEITHsymposium: Hansen Medical to Showcase New Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter

UC College of Nursing and CEAS to Host UC Robotics Night

da Vinci Technology Grants Awarded to Major Medical Centers for Robotic Surgery Simulation Practice

Philips’ Remote Patient Monitoring System Prototype Incorporates Vital Connect’s Wearable Biosensor

TRU-D SmartUVC Robots Help Hospitals Improve Patient Safety and Lower Financial Burden

Advanced Prosthetic Hand with Acute Sense of Touch

Robot Successfully Induces Feeling of Ghostly Presence

Global Prosthetics Leader, Ottobock, Licences Intellectual Property from Ekso Bionics

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Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

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