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09/26/11 — Panasonic Corporation today announced the development of an innovative communication assistance robot named "HOSPI-Rimo" and new models of its Hair-Washing Robot and RoboticBed. These robots are designed to support people who need assistance to lead safe, comfortable, and pleasant lives. The new Hair-Washing Robot can complete the entire process…
09/14/11 — The Robotics Technology Consortium, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Innovation Accelerator have announced that the first RoboBowl competition will take place during the “Innovation Accelerator @ Carnegie Mellon” event at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., on October 13, 2011. The competition is the first of what is expected…
09/06/11 — Bionic limbs are now giving patients the ability to regain use of amputated limbs via prosthetics, powered by the brain itself, IEEE notes in a prepared statement. Today, bionic limbs are greatly improving the quality of life for amputees through mobility assistance, which provides assistive technologies that imitate extensions…
08/17/11 — The RoboBusiness Leadership Summit, now in its 7th year, proudly announces its distinguished line up of keynote presenters, bringing nearly 100 years of practical robotics experience to the event. These well-known robotics leaders are eager to reveal wisdom and insights that can readily be applied to today’s commercial advancement of robotics products, services,…
08/08/11 — Dr. David Samadi, vice chairman, Department of Urology, and chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, welcomed 130 academically outstanding high school students to witness a live robotic prostatectomy procedure. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED) invited Dr. Samadi to be part of their ten-day residential program…
07/26/11 — iRobot Corp. and InTouch Health, a leading remote presence telemedicine solution provider, announced the signing of a joint development and licensing agreement to explore potential opportunities for healthcare applications on iRobot platforms such as the iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform. InTouch Health and its founder Yulun Wang have been…
07/19/11 — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), reported second quarter of 2011 revenue of $426 million, up 21% compared with $351 million for the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter of 2011 revenue growth was driven by continued robotic procedure adoption and higher da Vinci Surgical System sales. Second quarter of 2011…
07/06/11 — Kaiser Permanente Ohio has launched an innovative Patient Simulation Lab where clinicians can train with life-size robot mannequins that mimic real human health responses. These new tools will drive critical learning needed to discover high value practices that help save lives. Simulation training gives Kaiser Permanente Ohio clinicians an opportunity…
05/13/11 — The X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on solving the Grand Challenges of our time by creating and managing large-scale, global incentivized competitions, announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated to design a medical Tricorder The organizations will offer a $10 million prize to develop a mobile solution that can…
05/06/11 — Adept Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, says its MobileRobots group will add new aerial and autonomous underwater robots to round out its portfolio of land-based “wheeled” mobile platforms for the research and education community. The new products will…
05/03/11 — Restoration Robotics, Inc. a medical device company that pioneered the first robotic follicular unit harvesting system, today announced that it has received FDA 510K clearance for its revolutionary ARTAS System. The privately-held medical device company, recently announced that its ARTAS™ System, has received 510K clearance from the Food & Drug…
05/03/11 — Titan Medical, Inc. announced testing results for its Beta Console early user study. Key opinion leaders in urology and cardiac surgery participated in the initial study and provided their feedback. The surgical console is a new design, which includes features such as force feedback and enhanced vision system, enabling easier control…
04/29/11 — Resembling large toy trains, six robots are delivering meals to patient floors throughout Children’s Hospital Boston. The robots – called TUGs – are provided by Pittsburgh-based Aethon, a leading provider of mobile, self-guided robots to hospitals. TUGs can be found in hospitals across the country, but Children’s Hospital Boston is the first hospital…
04/20/11 — French robot maker Gostai recently unveiled its line of Jazz designed for use as mobile telepresence devices. Wi-Fi connectivity allows users to control the robots via a Web browser, allowing the operator to attend meetings, visit a remote location or inspect the goings on at an office or factory.…
04/20/11 — The Kepler Intubation System (KIS), the first intubation robot operated by remote control, may facilitate the intubation procedure and reduce some complications associated with airway management. Developed by Dr. Thomas M. Hemmerling, a McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) specialist and McGill University Professor of Anesthesia and his team, the…
04/12/11 — Organized by SYROBO, the French Union of Service Robotics, INNOROBO, the first European summit dedicated to service robotics and innovation within the robotics field, brought together companies, researchers, engineers, and other industry experts for three days last month. Some 80 exhibitors, representing nine countries, were present at the event,…
03/24/11 — A Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned aircraft began a series of flights over the Pacific Ocean on February 11, 2011 as part of a campaign to study atmospheric rivers. Known as Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR), the research is being done by the National Oceanic and…
03/11/11 — South Nassau Communities Hospital’s robotic-assisted surgery program recently performed its first robotic lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer, according to a statement from the hospital. The procedure was performed by a multi-disciplinary team of physicians that included Dr. Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS, South Nassau’s director of thoracic oncology; Alan Blum,…
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