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Worldwide Markets for Surgical Robots Poised to Grow

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Global Surgical Robot Market Report 2013 - 2019" to their offering.

2 Dec 2013

Swinburne's Robotic Innovations to be Displayed at Student Project Showcase

A surveillance drone that can take a camera into places people can't go such as fire and emergency sites, and a robotic device that reacts to messages from your brain, are among the innovations of Swinburne University of Technology's brightest students for 2013.

28 Nov 2013

Neuro-Robotic System Can Help Reduce Tremors in Parkinson's Patients

Studying the robotic devices for the sensorimotor rehabilitation of patients and to help to achieve functional compensation and assistance to elderly or disabled people are the challenges of Eduardo Rocon, who works at the Automatic and Robotic Center of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

28 Nov 2013

Health Robotics Announced its Final Schedule for ASHP Midyear Exhibition in Orlando

Health Robotics today announced its final (revised) schedule for the ASHP Midyear Exhibition in Orlando, to be held between December 8 and December 12, 2013.

26 Nov 2013

Dr Robert Gregg Receives NIH Award for Groundbreaking Research in Prosthetic Systems

Dr. Robert Gregg, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering who joined the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Sciencethis fall, is a recipient of a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research that will combine robot control theory and physical rehabilitation to revolutionize and improve prosthetic limbs and orthotic devices.

25 Nov 2013

University Health Shreveport Uses Xenex’s Room Disinfection Robot for Patient Safety

University Health Shreveport is the first and only acute care hospital in Louisiana to use Xenex Disinfection Services' germ-zapping technology to increase patient safety.

25 Nov 2013

Valtronic Ships its First Intelligent VERASENSE Knee System by OrthoSensor

Valtronic, an electronic contract manufacturer, ships its first VERASENSE™ Knee System created by OrthoSensor™ from its new bioburden ISO Class 8 clean room.

25 Nov 2013

New EndoWrist Robotic Stapler Demonstrated by Overlake Colorectal Surgeons

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Overlake colorectal surgeons demonstrated the new EndoWrist Robotic Stapler, a surgical device used to repair a variety of conditions affecting the colon.

21 Nov 2013

Warning Signs to Avoid Urinary System Damage During Robot-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery

There may be warning signs to help surgeons avoid damaging part of the urinary system during robot-assisted surgical removal of prostate cancer, ultimately preventing the expense of additional surgery, according to researchers at Henry Ford's Vattikuti Urology Institute.

21 Nov 2013