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Georgia Tech Creates Robotic Drumming Prosthesis

Professor Gil Weinberg has already built a band of robotic musicians in his Georgia Tech lab. Now he’s created a robot that can be attached to amputees, allowing its technology to be embedded into humans. The robotic drumming prosthesis has motors that power two drumsticks. The first stick is controlled both physically by the musicians’ arms and electronically using electromyography (EMG) muscle sensors. The other stick “listens” to the music being played and improvises.

6 Mar 2014

Parker Formalizes Clinical Trial Agreements for Testing and Development of Indego Exoskeleton

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has entered into clinical trial agreements with four of the top ranked rehabilitation institutions in the United States to support the testing and development of the Indego® exoskeleton.

From Parker Hannifin Corp. 5 Mar 2014

Mazor Robotics Announced that Georgia Hospital Ordered Renaissance System

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that a hospital in Georgia, USA placed an order for its first Renaissance system.

From Medtronic 4 Mar 2014

SILVER Project Reveals Aged Willing to Use Aids for Activities of Daily Living

Towards the end of last year studies were conducted in the Netherlands and Sweden as part of the international Iron Arm project, which is an element of the European Commission's SILVER project (Supporting Independent LiVing for the Elderly through Robotics). These studies aimed to clarify how elderly people with and without functional disabilities affecting hands or arms felt about using aids in everyday life.

3 Mar 2014

Goldfarb to Present on Minimizing Physical Disability with Robotic Arms, Legs and Exoskeletons

Michael Goldfarb, named by Popular Mechanics as one of the “10 Innovators Who Changed the World in 2013,” will deliver the March 25 Chancellor’s Lecture at Vanderbilt University.

3 Mar 2014

LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor System Enables Remote Monitoring for Abnormal Heart Rhythms

Like a third of all stroke patients, Barbara Manning of Chicago never knew what caused the medical event.

3 Mar 2014

Valley Hospital Among Few Nationwide Hospitals to Implant Tiny Wireless Heart Monitor

The Valley Hospital is among a handful of hospitals in the nation to implant a newly approved tiny wireless heart monitor that is expected to have a very real impact for patients and doctors.

3 Mar 2014

St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital Receives Designation as National Robotic Epicenter for General Surgery

St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital has received the designation as a national Robotic Epicenter for General Surgery, becoming the first San Antonio-area hospital to receive the recognition.

3 Mar 2014

Corindus Vascular Robotics to Attend MDG Forum on Advances in Human-Robotic Interaction

Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, will participate in the upcoming Medical Development Group (MDG) forum focusing on advances in human-robotic interaction. Jerry Jennings, Vice President of Research and Development for Corindus, will be speaking at the March 5 forum about the interaction between humans and the CorPath system, and the benefits that vascular robotics provides. The forum will take place at Constant Contact in Waltham, Mass. beginning at 5:30 p.m.

28 Feb 2014

New Report on Global Demand for Surgical Robots

Surgical robots are gaining widespread acceptance across the globe as they enhance the surgeon's abilities in terms of surgical imaging, navigation, planning and instrument manipulation.

26 Feb 2014