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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Publishes Special Supplemental Issue Dedicated to Stereotaxis Technology

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1540-8167), a publication of Wiley Periodicals and a leading peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of electrophysiology (EP) of the heart, has published a special supplemental issue dedicated to Stereotaxis technology.

14 Mar 2016

Sam M. Walton College of Business Seeks Interns to Assist with Robotics Research Project

The Sam M. Walton College of Business is seeking student summer interns to assist with a robotics research project that will require travel in Fayetteville and on the East Coast from May through August.

14 Mar 2016

FDA Approves Powered Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Created by Vanderbilt Engineers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance to market and sell the powered lower-limb exoskeleton created by a team of Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by the Parker Hannifin Corporation for both clinical and personal use in the United States.

11 Mar 2016

MEDTECH Delivers ROSA Spine Robotic Surgery System to Miami Valley Hospital

MEDTECH, a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, today announced the first sale of its ROSA™ Spine robotic surgery system in the U.S. - to Miami Valley Hospital.

11 Mar 2016

Edison Electric Institute Sponsors Student Teams Participating in FIRST Robotics and FIRST Tech Initiatives

Following a successful first year in 2015, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today announced it will again sponsor student teams participating in the FIRST® Robotics competitions and the FIRST® Tech Challenge. The “Get Into Energy, Get Into STEM” program will be supported by 12 energy companies and is managed by the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), a consortium of electric, natural gas, and nuclear companies and their associations, including EEI.

11 Mar 2016

Robot Designers may Want to Incorporate Features Reminding Older Adults of Robots in Media

Remembering robots from film portrayals may help ease some of the anxiety that older adults have about using a robot, according to Penn State researchers.

10 Mar 2016

FRCC at Kettering University Allows Bentley Robotics Team to Create More Opportunities for Students

In their second year as a team, members of the Bentley High School FIRST Robotics team -- Robo-Raptors -- are ready to push themselves harder and further than before.

10 Mar 2016

Xenex' LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots Destroy Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Four-Minute Cycle

Last Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) issued a report on superbugs and the risk they pose to hospital patients stating that “more work is needed – especially in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.” Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) kill nearly 200 people in the U.S. every day and affect 1 in 25 hospital patients – and these numbers do not include infections acquired at skilled nursing, long-term acute care and outpatient surgery facilities.

10 Mar 2016

New Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel Textures in Real Time

Researchers at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA) have developed a unique artificial fingertip that provides sophisticated tactile data to amputee Dennis Aabo Sørensen.

9 Mar 2016

Penn State Researchers Reveal Some Assembly Needed to Boost Ratings of Robots

Robot makers may want to follow Ikea's strategy for customer satisfaction and give people a chance to partially assemble their new robots to ease acceptance of the devices, according to Penn State researchers.

9 Mar 2016

Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center Chosen for Major New Federal Research Projects

Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) has been selected as a prime contractor or subcontractor on four major new federal research projects totaling more than $11 million over the next three years. The projects range from research on a wheel that can transform into a track to automated stress testing for critical software.

9 Mar 2016

ASM Assembly Systems Demonstrates Two Variants of KUKA LBR iiwa Robots

At the ASM in-house Technology Show 2015 held at the SMT Center of Competence in the company’s Munich headquarters to coincide with Productronica in Munich, ASM Assembly Systems – a leading global manufacturer of production solutions for the electronics industry – demonstrated two variants of the KUKA LBR iiwa (intelligent industrial work assistant).

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 9 Mar 2016

First Prostate Ablation Treatments Performed at Gramercy Surgery Center Using EDAP’s Ablatherm Robotic HIFU

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, today announced the first prostate ablation treatments performed at Gramercy Surgery Center in New York, NY, using the Company’s FDA-cleared Ablatherm Robotic HIFU. Dr. Ivan Grunberger, Chief of Urology at New York Methodist Hospital and Professor of Clinical Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College, performed the procedures. He was assisted by Dr. Judd Boczko, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at New York Medical College who practices with Westmed Medical Group.

8 Mar 2016

UMEX 2016: Milrem to Showcase Capabilities of First-of-its-Kind Hybrid Modular Unmanned Ground Vehicle

During this years unmanned systems exhibiton UMEX 2016 in Abu Dhabi, the Estonian defence solutions provider, Milrem, will be showing the capabilities of the first-of-its-kind hybrid modular unmanned ground vehicle THeMIS in an exclusive demo performed for the first time in the Gulf region.

7 Mar 2016

ABB to Deliver Over 250 Robots to Valmet Automotive

ABB’s flexible and intelligent manufacturing technologies will help Valmet Automotive reduce investment costs, increase productivity and respond quickly to market demands.

7 Mar 2016

Robotics News

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Publishes Special Supplemental Issue Dedicated to Stereotaxis Technology

Sam M. Walton College of Business Seeks Interns to Assist with Robotics Research Project

FDA Approves Powered Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Created by Vanderbilt Engineers

MEDTECH Delivers ROSA Spine Robotic Surgery System to Miami Valley Hospital

Edison Electric Institute Sponsors Student Teams Participating in FIRST Robotics and FIRST Tech Initiatives

Robot Designers may Want to Incorporate Features Reminding Older Adults of Robots in Media

FRCC at Kettering University Allows Bentley Robotics Team to Create More Opportunities for Students

Xenex' LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots Destroy Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Four-Minute Cycle

New Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel Textures in Real Time

Penn State Researchers Reveal Some Assembly Needed to Boost Ratings of Robots

Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center Chosen for Major New Federal Research Projects

ASM Assembly Systems Demonstrates Two Variants of KUKA LBR iiwa Robots

First Prostate Ablation Treatments Performed at Gramercy Surgery Center Using EDAP’s Ablatherm Robotic HIFU

UMEX 2016: Milrem to Showcase Capabilities of First-of-its-Kind Hybrid Modular Unmanned Ground Vehicle

ABB to Deliver Over 250 Robots to Valmet Automotive

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