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Soft, Wearable Robotic Device Mimics Muscles, Tendons and Ligaments of Lower Leg

A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said Yong-Lae Park, an assistant professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.

22 Jan 2014

26th Annual ISET: Magellan Robotic System to be Featured in Three Live endovascular Cases

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in Intravascular Robotics, today announced that Dr. Barry Katzen, founder and Medical Director of Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute (Baptist Hospital of Miami), is scheduled to utilize the Magellan™ Robotic System in three live endovascular cases at the 26th Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), from January 18th - 22nd at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, FL. The Company will also be exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System during the meeting at Booth 603.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 21 Jan 2014

Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Minimizes Loss of Kidney Function in Kidney Cancer Patients

Patients with chronic kidney disease who received robot-assisted partial nephrectomy to treat kidney cancer have minimal loss of kidney function -- a smaller amount even than patients with normal kidney function, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital’s Vattikuti Urology Institute.

16 Jan 2014

New Technical Insights Report on Innovations in Medical Robotics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Medical Robotics (Technical Insights)" report to their offering.

16 Jan 2014

Aethon Reports Installation of 21 TUG Autonomous Smart Mobile Robots at Hospitals

Aethon grew its customer base in 2013 with 21 sites going live on their Intralogistics™ platform which automates and manages the internal supply chain logistics of hospitals. The continued growth in the adoption of Aethon’s robotic technology has clearly made the company a market leader in robotics.

From Aethon 15 Jan 2014

Global Surgical Robot Markets Poised to Achieve Significant Growth

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Global Surgical Robot Market Report: Forecasts to 2019" to their offering.

15 Jan 2014

Training Systems Australia to Distribute Baxter Humanoid Research Robot

Rethink Robotics today announced the rollout of the Baxter Research Robot to academic and corporate researchers in Australia and New Zealand. The Company has entered into an exclusive partnership with Training Systems Australia, the leading supplier of technology-related products and training systems to universities and technical colleges in the region, to distribute the revolutionary humanoid research robot.

15 Jan 2014

Mitsui USA Invests $3.0 Million in Autonomous Mobile Robots Developer, Aethon

Aethon, the premier developer of autonomous mobile robots for hospitals and health systems announced today that it received a $3.0 million investment from Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (“Mitsui USA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a leading international trade and investment company. This augments Mitsui USA’s initial $4.0 million growth capital investment in Aethon in April 2012.

From Aethon 10 Jan 2014

Rehabilitation Robot Market Expected to Reach $1.8 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Rehabilitation Robots, Active Prostheses, and Exoskeletons - Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020" to their offering.

10 Jan 2014

Globus Medical Acquires Surgical Robotics Developer

Globus Medical, Inc., a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced that it has acquired Excelsius Surgical. Excelsius Surgical is developing a next generation surgical robotic positioning platform for spine, brain and therapeutic markets.

9 Jan 2014