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University of Pittsburgh Researchers Receive NSF Grants for Hybrid Walking Exoskeleton Projects

Outside of sci-fi, the idea of donning a bionic suit, rocketing into the sky, and saving the world hasn't quite gotten off the ground; however, two new grants totaling $500,209 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help researchers at the University of Pittsburgh make great strides in helping paraplegics walk while wearing a mechanical exoskeleton.

24 Sep 2015

Innovative Smart Robot Speeds up Research on Cancer Treatments

A new smart research robot accelerates research on cancer treatments. The new robot system finds optimal treatment combinations. Today Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) is publishing an article about the robot, authored by Dr Mats Gustafsson, Professor of Medical Bioinformatics at Uppsala University.

24 Sep 2015

DCRI to Implement VitalHealth’s Cloud-Based Mobile-Friendly Tool to Automate Clinical Trial Process

Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), the world’s largest academic research organization and part of the Duke University School of Medicine, to implement VitalHealth Software’s QuestLink® to support clinical trials by allowing patients to electronically report outcomes through this cloud-based mobile-friendly tool.

23 Sep 2015

New Research on Household Robots Could Lay Groundwork for Assistive Technologies

The use of household robots for healthcare or service needs could help thousands of people, but most of those people do not have the skills to program those robots.

23 Sep 2015

Texas Physician Exceeds 1,000 EP Procedures with Stereotaxis’ Niobe Remote Magnetic Navigation System

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that J. David Burkhardt, M.D. of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, TX has surpassed 1,000 electrophysiology (EP) procedures performed with the Niobe® remote magnetic navigation system.

23 Sep 2015

Frankfurt University Hospital Purchases Medtech ROSA Robot

MEDTECH, a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, is pleased to announce a new sale of its ROSA™ robot to Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany.

22 Sep 2015

TransEnterix Acquires SOFAR’s Surgical Robotics Division

TransEnterix, Inc., a medical device company that is pioneering the use of robotics to improve minimally invasive surgery, announced today that it has acquired the surgical robotics division of SOFAR S.p.A., an Italian health care company, in a cash and stock transaction with total consideration of $99.8 million.

22 Sep 2015

Atlanta Fertility Specialist to Present to FDA on Essure Removal Using Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

Atlanta fertility specialist and robotic surgeon Dr. Edward Dourron of Servy Massey Fertility Institute performs Essure removal using minimally invasive robotic surgery, not hysterectomy, and will present his experiences with this method to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

22 Sep 2015

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at CIRSE Scientific Meeting

Hansen Medical®, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) Scientific Meeting September 26-September 30 at Centro de Congressos de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 22 Sep 2015

Customized Exoskeleton Helps Former Canadian Soldier Walk Again

Former Canadian soldier Trevor Greene, who survived a debilitating brain injury while on duty in Afghanistan in 2006, has recovered his ability to walk again with the help of a customized exoskeleton, his personal determination and support of researchers at Simon Fraser University.

21 Sep 2015

Medical Robotics News

University of Pittsburgh Researchers Receive NSF Grants for Hybrid Walking Exoskeleton Projects

Innovative Smart Robot Speeds up Research on Cancer Treatments

DCRI to Implement VitalHealth’s Cloud-Based Mobile-Friendly Tool to Automate Clinical Trial Process

New Research on Household Robots Could Lay Groundwork for Assistive Technologies

Texas Physician Exceeds 1,000 EP Procedures with Stereotaxis’ Niobe Remote Magnetic Navigation System

Frankfurt University Hospital Purchases Medtech ROSA Robot

TransEnterix Acquires SOFAR’s Surgical Robotics Division

Atlanta Fertility Specialist to Present to FDA on Essure Removal Using Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at CIRSE Scientific Meeting

Customized Exoskeleton Helps Former Canadian Soldier Walk Again

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Neuromorphic Vision Device Mimics Human Eye and Brain for Instant Processing

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