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New Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Procedure for Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Researchers from Penn Medicine have developed a safe and effective technique for inducing sleep in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. The new procedure, known as drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), uses progressive doses of anesthesia to pharmacologically induce sleep to the point of the obstruction-causing apnea in a short time frame without a dip in blood oxygen level and with few side effects.

14 Aug 2014

Ekso Bionics to Demonstrate Bionic Exoskeleton Technology at Canaccord Genuity Conference

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Nathan Harding, chief executive officer and co-founder, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 34th Annual Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time at The InterContinental Hotel in Boston, MA.

From Ekso Bionics 12 Aug 2014

Long-Distance, Telerobotic Ultrasound Examinations Improve Healthcare Access and Delivery

While in Germany, Partho P. Sengupta, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai used a computer to perform a robot-assisted trans-Atlantic ultrasound examination on a person in Boston.

12 Aug 2014

Body-Mounted Astronaut Joystick for Telerobotics to be Tested aboard the International Space Station

The fifth and final mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), scheduled for launch on July 29, will deliver new research investigations to the International Space Station.

4 Aug 2014

Adachi to Distribute Hansen Medical’s Robotic Systems in Japan

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, and Adachi Co., Ltd. today announced a distribution agreement for Magellan™ and Sensei® Robotic Systems in Japan. As part of the distribution agreement, Adachi is responsible for obtaining Japanese Marketing approval from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency for the Magellan and Sensei Robotic Systems.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 31 Jul 2014

Robotic/Virtual-Reality Training Systems Used in Study for Better Stroke-Rehabilitation Therapies

Helping people recover from the debilitating effects of a stroke is an immensely complex challenge that requires deep knowledge of neurophysiology as well as effective therapy.

30 Jul 2014

Simplified Anesthesia Procedure Evaluated in Robot-Assisted Surgery Study for Severe Sleep Apnea

A simplified anesthesia procedure may enable more widespread use of preoperative testing to demonstrate the cause of airway obstruction in patients with severe sleep apnea, suggests a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

30 Jul 2014

Robotic Electrode System Helps Maintain Contact with Neurons

They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don’t know about the cells that make up our nervous systems. When things go awry and nerve cells don’t communicate as they should, the consequences can be devastating. Speech can be slurred, muscles stop working on command and memories can be lost forever.

30 Jul 2014

Minimally Invasive Robotics Conference to Focus on Single-Site Surgery

The 4th Annual Minimally Invasive Robotics Conference being held by Mercy Medical Center is on August 1 – 2, 2014 in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Dwight Im has put together a strong group of faculty and an agenda that features important topics to help trained surgeons expand their surgical techniques in minimally invasive surgery.

29 Jul 2014

Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course Launched Through AATS Graham Foundation

Intuitive Surgical today announced the launch of the first annual Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course through the American Association for Thoracic Surgery's (AATS) Graham Foundation.

From Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 26 Jul 2014

Medical Robotics News

New Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Procedure for Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Ekso Bionics to Demonstrate Bionic Exoskeleton Technology at Canaccord Genuity Conference

Long-Distance, Telerobotic Ultrasound Examinations Improve Healthcare Access and Delivery

Body-Mounted Astronaut Joystick for Telerobotics to be Tested aboard the International Space Station

Adachi to Distribute Hansen Medical’s Robotic Systems in Japan

Robotic/Virtual-Reality Training Systems Used in Study for Better Stroke-Rehabilitation Therapies

Simplified Anesthesia Procedure Evaluated in Robot-Assisted Surgery Study for Severe Sleep Apnea

Robotic Electrode System Helps Maintain Contact with Neurons

Minimally Invasive Robotics Conference to Focus on Single-Site Surgery

Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course Launched Through AATS Graham Foundation

Machine Learning Improves Aerosol Prediction Accuracy

Proto-DS: Advanced AI for Food Testing and Quality Control

Machine Learning Predicts Flight Efficiency Accurately

AI and IoT Transform Agri-Food Sustainability

Successful Demonstration of Remote Robotic Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Thought Leaders

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Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots