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Viking Systems to Display 3DHD Surgical Robotic System

Viking Systems, a company that develops and manufactures three-dimensional and two-dimensional visualization solutions for complex minimally invasive surgery, declared the selection of its 3DHD system as the vision component for a cost-effective surgical robotic system demonstration.

16 Mar 2011

Researchers to Develop Prototype of Robotic Scrub Nurse

Researchers at Purdue University are working on a prototype of a gesture-driven robotic scrub nurse to help nurses in hospitals to perform their technical duties or for replacing the scrub technician.

16 Mar 2011

Health Robotics to Unveil Next-generation Cancer Therapy Robot at EAHP 2011

Health Robotics, a leading global supplier of intravenous medication robots, plans to unveil its next-generation Cancer Therapy Robot at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) in Vienna, in April 2011.

10 Mar 2011

UC Irvine Medical Center to Use SpineAssist for Performing Robotic Surgeries

The University of California, Irvine Medical Center has bought SpineAssist, a surgical robotic system from Mazor Robotics, a company that manufactures surgical robots.

10 Mar 2011

Researchers to Design Robot with Enhanced Cognitive Abilities

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are working on a robot with enhanced cognitive abilities to aid persons with damaged limbs to walk again.

10 Mar 2011

Robotic Camera Enables Three-Dimensional Images of Heart

A new robotic procedure to correct atrial fibrillation has been carried out by a team of doctors at the Beaumont Hospital, Troy on March 2, 2011.

8 Mar 2011

Tibion Develops Robotic Bionic Leg for Stroke Survivors

Tibion, a private company that develops innovative machines for recovering physical function in humans, has successfully closed a $10.175 million deal.

7 Mar 2011

Robot Allows Specialists to Interact with Hospital Staff and Patients

Carteret General Hospital has collaborated with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to launch a telestroke robot, Riley that would help expert doctors in rendering treatment to patients present in remote locations.

7 Mar 2011

Health Robotics Terminates Exclusive CytoCare Distribution and Services Contract with McKesson

Health Robotics, a leading supplier of life-critical intra-venous medication robots, announced that it has issued notice to McKesson for termination for cause of their exclusive CytoCare distribution and services contract in North America.

From Health Robotics 7 Mar 2011