Robots caring for elderly human beings are not quite as futuristic as science fiction movies would have you believe.
The Korean robotics industry is poised for growth. It is already the fourth largest industry as per robots in use. Dr. Lee Sang-moo, the Robot Program Director for the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology feels that the global robotics market has been on an upward trajectory this year.
Accuray is presenting 40 selected abstracts, revealing the utilization of CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, in booth #1313 at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) organized in San Diego, between October 31 and November 4.
Accuray has declared the extension of its Diamond service program to deal with the business, functional and technical requirements of their clients.
Hansen Medical Inc. has been awarded 11 more U.S. patents for its medical robotic technology. The Mountain View, California based company specializes in flexible robots for medical purposes. The new patents include products and technology developed to position, manipulate and control catheters accurately.
Virtual Incision is a company which develops in vivo robots for use in single incision laparoscopic surgery. The Lincoln, Nebraska based firm was formed by two University of Nebraska professors Dr. Shane Farritor and Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov.
Prostate cancer is a killer disease with very few survivors after the first five years despite chemotherapy. However those patients who undergo a prostatectomy stand a better chance at recovery. In fact those who undergo a robotic prostatectomy have an even lesser chance of dying from the disease.
The development of robotic exoskeletons for gait training in the movement impaired is what Sunil K Agrawal professor of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Delaware holds close to his heart.
Roche has declared that it received FDA approval for its PCR COBAS TaqMan HCV Test, v2.0, which can determine the quantity of hepatitis C viral RNA present in the HCV affected humans’ serum or plasma sample.
Professor Peter Brett of Brunel University has developed the first-ever micro-drill robot for surgery. The robot will be displayed at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) 'Robotics in Surgery' summit, which will be held at Birdcage Walk in London on November 3.
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