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Robotics Experts Meet in Pune: National Symposium

A number of research and development professionals in the field of robotics are meeting for a two day national symposium in Dighi, Pune.

28 Apr 2011

Prosthetic Hand Invented by Iowa Girl Scouts Wins Global Innovation Award

A group of Girl Scouts consisting of girls from the age group of 11-13 years, called the Flying Monkeys who were from Ames in Iowa, have developed a prosthetic hand for helping a three year old girl child to write.

28 Apr 2011

Cancer Centers in US and Switzerland Utilize Protura Robotic Patient Positioning and UCT Systems

The Universal Couchtop (UCT) and Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System, developed by CIVCO Medical Solutions, have been installed in the Zurich University in Switzerland and in the Moores Cancer Center in San Diego in the US, two top cancer centers for clinical use.

28 Apr 2011

Service Agreement Signed by Titan Medical and SenseGraphics

Titan Medical has declared that it has entered into a service agreement with the leader in haptic and three-dimensional software simulation, SenseGraphics.

27 Apr 2011

Neurosurgeon Performs Brain Surgery Using Robotic Technology

For the first time, a neurosurgeon in Quebec has completed a procedure by removing a brain tumor from a patient, utilizing a three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and a robotic arm. Dr. David Fortin performed the innovative surgery at the Sherbrooke University Hospital last fall.

27 Apr 2011

Royal Philips Buys Minority Stake in Corindus Vascular Robotics

Royal Philips Electronics has bought a minority stake in the Natick based private company Corindus Vascular Robotics. Corindus is a startup company that makes an experimental robot that places stents, balloon catheters and coronary guidewires. The Dutch company hopes to collaborate with Corindus to use the minimally invasive robots in its on cardiology related products.

From Corindus, Inc. 25 Apr 2011

Remotely Operated Robotic Intubation Performed at the Montreal General Hospital

Dr Thomas M Hemmerling from the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) who is also a Professor of Anesthesia along with his team members has developed a new intubation robotic system called Kepler Intubation System (KIS).

25 Apr 2011

Hansen Medical Submits Application for Vascular Robotic System and Catheter

Hansen Medical, a leading developer of robotic technology for precise three-dimensional catheter movement control and flexible robotics, has revealed that it has put forward a pre-market notification application for its Vascular Robotic System and Catheter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 25 Apr 2011

Vendor Agreement Signed between Talyst and H.D. Smith for Pharmacy Automation Solutions

Talyst, a leading pharmacy automation firm has entered into a vendor agreement with the fourth largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the nation, H.D. Smith, for providing high quality and patient safety enhancing automation solutions for the Pharmaceutical industry’s extended care and acute customers.

21 Apr 2011