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The Use of Advanced Robotics in Tendon Engineering

Researchers have examined the advantages of employing soft robotic systems and humanoid musculoskeletal robots as bioreactor platforms to create clinically effective tendon constructions.

26 Sep 2022

Bacterial Growth Patterns Can Used as AI Message Decoders

Biomedical engineers from Duke University have developed a new method of cipher creation using bacterial growth patterns.

26 Sep 2022

Robot Sleeves to Improve Independence of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Engineers at the University of California, Riverside are creating inexpensive robotic “clothing” to aid children with cerebral palsy in gaining control over their arm movements.

26 Sep 2022

Microscopic Swimming Robots Effectively Treat Mice with Bacterial Pneumonia

Microscopic robots built by nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego are engineered to swim throughout the lungs, transport medication, and be employed to resolve serious cases of bacterial pneumonia.

23 Sep 2022

AI-Centered Screening Approach Could Accelerate Discovery of New Drugs

Scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) are hoping to accelerate drug discovery using a new artificial intelligence-centered drug screening process.

23 Sep 2022

Automated Process Helps Identify Individuals Who Inject Drugs

An automated method combining natural language processing and machine learning has been created to detect individuals who inject drugs (PWID) in electronic health data.

22 Sep 2022

Single Port Robot for Colorectal Surgery

UCSF Health is recruiting patients for the only FDA-approved research in the United States exploring the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery.

20 Sep 2022

AI Not as Efficient as Human Configural Shape Perception

A new study suggests that deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) do not perceive objects as humans do, which could be risky in real-time AI applications.

19 Sep 2022

Using AI to Determine the Effectiveness of Novel TB Treatments

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the effectiveness of novel TB drug-pair treatments.

15 Sep 2022