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UAH Forms New Center to Consolidate Use of Lifelike Robotic Patients to Train Students

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing has formed a new Learning and Technology Resource Center (LTRC) to consolidate its use of technology and lifelike patient simulators to train students and to further research in healthcare simulation education.

18 Dec 2014

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

In another demonstration that brain-computer interface technology has the potential to improve the function and quality of life of those unable to use their own arms, a woman with quadriplegia shaped the almost human hand of a robot arm with just her thoughts to pick up big and small boxes, a ball, an oddly shaped rock, and fat and skinny tubes.

17 Dec 2014

TechNavio Publishes List of Top 15 Companies in the Global Rehabilitation Robotics Market

TechNavio, a tech-focused research firm has published a list of the top 15 companies in the Global Rehabilitation Robotics Market.

12 Dec 2014

Hospitals with Surgical Robots More Likely to Perform "Nephron-Sparing" Partial Nephrectomy

Hospitals with robotic surgical systems are more likely to perform "nephron-sparing" partial nephrectomy--a recommended alternative to removal of the entire kidney--in patients with kidney cancer, reports a study in the December issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

12 Dec 2014

Worldwide Telehealth Industry Forecast to Grow at 18.88% CAGR

The Global Telehealth Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18.88 percent from 2015-2019, thanks to demand for high-quality healthcare and remote patient monitoring, according to research firm TechNavio.

12 Dec 2014

New Reports on Global Telehealth, Tele-Care Medical Equipment and Telemedicine Market

ReportsnReports.com adds Global Telehealth Market 2015-2019 industry research report that forecasts the worldwide Telehealth industry growth at 18.88% CAGR during 2014-2019 and states that the focus on mobile and healthcare IT will drive this growth.

11 Dec 2014

Robotic Surgical Technique Successfully Treats Previously-Unreachable Head, Neck Tumors

In a groundbreaking new study, UCLA researchers have for the first time advanced a surgical technique performed with the help of a robot to successfully access a previously-unreachable area of the head and neck.

11 Dec 2014

Pressure-Detecting Stretchable "Electronic Skin" Holds Promise for Prosthetics and Robotics

Touch can be a subtle sense, but it communicates quickly whether something in our hands is slipping, for example, so we can tighten our grip. For the first time, scientists report the development of a stretchable "electronic skin" closely modeled after our own that can detect not just pressure, but also what direction it's coming from.

11 Dec 2014

Chinese Distribution Partner Places Purchase Order for Two Mazor Robotics Renaissance Systems

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, today announced that it received a purchase order for two Renaissance systems from its distribution partner in China, Cicel (Beijing) Science & Technology CO. Ltd., reflecting the first systems sold into the Chinese market following the receipt of the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) approval to market the Renaissance system in China, in September 2014.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 10 Dec 2014

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

New research in robotics might help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Projects investigating co-robotics are the focus of new funding from the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2014

Medical Robotics News

UAH Forms New Center to Consolidate Use of Lifelike Robotic Patients to Train Students

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

TechNavio Publishes List of Top 15 Companies in the Global Rehabilitation Robotics Market

Hospitals with Surgical Robots More Likely to Perform "Nephron-Sparing" Partial Nephrectomy

Worldwide Telehealth Industry Forecast to Grow at 18.88% CAGR

New Reports on Global Telehealth, Tele-Care Medical Equipment and Telemedicine Market

Robotic Surgical Technique Successfully Treats Previously-Unreachable Head, Neck Tumors

Pressure-Detecting Stretchable "Electronic Skin" Holds Promise for Prosthetics and Robotics

Chinese Distribution Partner Places Purchase Order for Two Mazor Robotics Renaissance Systems

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

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