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Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot Deployed at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital recently added a Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot™ to their work processes to destroy deadly pathogens and bacteria lurking on hospital surfaces that can cause hospital acquired infections.

24 May 2016

Robotic Surgery Reduces Blood Loss in Obese Prostate Cancer Patients

Robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and an extended hospital stay in obese prostate cancer patients, a study from Loyola Medicine has discovered.

23 May 2016

New AHA/ASA Guidelines Support Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation

For patients and therapists, believing in the benefits state-of-the-art robotic medical devices bring to the table is one thing. But having your beliefs incorporated into the official practice guidelines by associations of experts and authorities in the field is something entirely different.

23 May 2016

Norton Audubon Hospital Deploys Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots to Fight Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

A new army of robotic soldiers is striking back against germs and bacteria at Norton Audubon Hospital. The hospital has invested in three Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots™, a not-so-secret weapon in its fight against hospital-acquired infections caused by pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staph (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).

20 May 2016

Wyss Institute Enters Collaboration with ReWalk Robotics

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has entered into a collaboration with ReWalk Robotics Ltd., to accelerate the development of the Institute’s lightweight, wearable soft exosuit technologies for assisting people with lower limb disabilities.

18 May 2016

Flexible Exosuit Reduces Energy Cost during Loaded Walking

Harvard University researchers have invented a new flexible exosuit, which lowered the energy expenditure of walking while carrying heavy weight, according to the proof-of-principle study featured in the open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.

16 May 2016

New Robotic Legs Could Help Patients Move Hands-Free

These legs are the only design available that allow people to move about ‘hands-free’. This means they can use their hands for the activities of daily life, like making a cup of tea while upright. The Kent study in the School of Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA), will examine the impact of these simple freedoms on the patient, both physically and mentally.

13 May 2016