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Robotic Electrode System Helps Maintain Contact with Neurons

They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don’t know about the cells that make up our nervous systems. When things go awry and nerve cells don’t communicate as they should, the consequences can be devastating. Speech can be slurred, muscles stop working on command and memories can be lost forever.

30 Jul 2014

Minimally Invasive Robotics Conference to Focus on Single-Site Surgery

The 4th Annual Minimally Invasive Robotics Conference being held by Mercy Medical Center is on August 1 – 2, 2014 in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Dwight Im has put together a strong group of faculty and an agenda that features important topics to help trained surgeons expand their surgical techniques in minimally invasive surgery.

29 Jul 2014

Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course Launched Through AATS Graham Foundation

Intuitive Surgical today announced the launch of the first annual Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course through the American Association for Thoracic Surgery's (AATS) Graham Foundation.

From Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 26 Jul 2014

Robotic Bladder Surgery May Not Reduce Risk of Complications or Shorten Hospital Stays

The findings of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine will give surgeons pause because they will be surprised by the results, Jennifer K. Yates, MD, told Reuters.

26 Jul 2014

Ekso Bionics Featured in Robotics Business Review Industry Special Report

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, today announced that it was featured in Robotics Business Review Industry Special Report 'Healthcare Robotics: 2014' that describes medical robotic exoskeletons as "probably the most exciting segment of the entire medical robotics market right now."

25 Jul 2014

Corindus Vascular Robotics Announces Installations of CorPath System at Five Facilities

As attention increases on the effects of radiation exposure among interventional cardiologists1, Corindus Vascular Robotics announced the recent installations of its CorPath®System at five facilities: UH Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA; Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, FL; the second system in Michigan and first system in North Carolina.

25 Jul 2014

Bacterial Robotics Receives SBIR Phase IB Award from NSF

Bacterial Robotics, a biotechnology firm developing ViruBots™ and BactoBots™, announces receipt of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IB award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is effective June 30, 2014.

24 Jul 2014

InformationWeek Lists 10 Most Technologically Advanced Healthcare Robots

When it comes to welcoming our new robot overlords, InformationWeek editor David Wagner is ready to roll out the red carpet.

24 Jul 2014

UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre to Use HighRes Biosolutions’ Automated Robotic Platforms

HighRes Biosolutions (HighRes), a global provider of automated robotic systems to the Life Sciences industry, announced today that they have been selected by the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) to provide multiple automated robotic platforms to support the UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre’s (UK-NPSC) research activities.

24 Jul 2014

Kessler Foundation Highlights Robotic Exoskeleton Technology in Rehabilitation at World Congress of Biomechanics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Kessler Foundation, a global leader in rehabilitation research, has presented preliminary data at World Congress of Biomechanics held in Boston, MA, July 5-10, showing that spinal cord injury (SCI) motor incomplete and complete users were able to actively increase step swing time, stride length and hip extension after walking with an Ekso™ robotic exoskeleton. Most notably, muscle activation per gait cycle increased with training and became more similar to able-bodied walking.

From Ekso Bionics 24 Jul 2014