Surgeons at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital have used DaVinci surgical robot to perform robotic esophagectomy. The robotic surgery lasted for five hours.
ISRAEL21c is reporting on the Israeli made 'Rewalk' that recently received FDA approval, and will now help the paralyzed population get back on their feet. The device is a set of mechanical legs attached to a backpack battery system that allows a paralyzed patient to "walk" all day.
It looks like a starfish made of soft plastic. When air is blown into it through a thin tube it comes to life and the starfish closes like a hand. It does this so gently that it can grasp a raw egg without breaking it.
The Xbox 360 Kinect unit, which is designed to allow human motion to control on-screen games, has been hacked on several occasions since its debut last year, much to Microsoft's public annoyance. This time round it has been hacked to control a surgical robot.
Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, have reported that robotic procedures radically enhance results in cervical, uterine and endometrial cancer patients.
The Chrysler Foundation continues its long time commitment to furthering science, engineering and technology education as it announces recipients of 2011 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotic grants.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has been accredited as a Training Institute for Robot-Assisted Surgery by the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU).
Oridion, which had earlier developed the Smart Capnography series of solutions based on algorithms, has launched the Capnostream 20.
Japanese company Cyberdyne has developed a robotic suit called the Hybrid Assistive Limb or HAL. It is an exoskeleton and is designed to help the disabled or elderly persons to gain mobility.
DreamBots, an Israeli company, has showcased a robotic massager at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The device is compact and fits into the palm of the hand.
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