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Robot-Assisted Surgery to Remove Kidney Cancers Safer, but Expensive

Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

9 May 2013

Universal Robots’ Lightweight Robot Arms now Distributed in US and Canada

Collaborative robots from Danish manufacturer Universal Robots are now distributed nationwide in both United States and Canada. The lightweight robot arms are quickly becoming sought after solutions by companies that previously viewed automation as too costly and complex, but now see the robot as a game changer.

9 May 2013

Aurora's Optionally Piloted Aircraft Receives C4ISR Innovation Award

Aurora Flight Sciences' Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft was awarded the "Big 25 Award" from C4ISR Journal on April 26 during the annual C4ISR Journal Conference. Centaur was selected under the "Innovations" category due to its unique design that permits both manned and unmanned flight with the same aircraft.

9 May 2013

Robotic Cardiology Instrument Navigation Company, Stereotaxis, to Highlight Epoch Results at 34th HRS

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced that it will highlight the milestones and clinical results achieved with its cutting-edge Epoch™ platform, as well as preview enhancements to the Epoch suite, at the 34th Annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Scientific Sessions, May 8-11, 2013 in Denver, CO.

9 May 2013

Quincy Valley Medical Center Demonstrates New Robotic Telestroke Program

Quincy Valley Medical Center recently held a special training and demonstration event as part of the launch of the hospital's new Robotic Telestroke Program (on May 6, 2013).

9 May 2013

Sony Electronic's New 3D Viewing Equipment for Integration with Robotic Surgical Systems

Sony Electronics’ Medical Systems Division is unveiling new 3D viewing and recording products that can give urology surgeons and their teams the benefits of added depth and enhanced visualization. Combini...

8 May 2013

First Fly-in Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator.

8 May 2013

Creaform Launches Robot-Mounted Optical CMM 3D Scanners for Automated Inspection

We have launched today the MetraSCAN-R series of robot-mounted optical CMM 3D scanners for automated inspection on and off the production line. The devices will be world premiered at the CONTROL tradeshow held next week in Stuttgart, Germany (Hall 5, booth #5108).

8 May 2013

Hansen Medical’s Magellan Robotic System to be Exhibited at ESVB Conference

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it will be exhibiting its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 8th Annual European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials (ESVB) from Friday, May 10th to Monday, May 13th at the Strasbourg Hilton in Strasbourg, France.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 8 May 2013

EVA Robot Navigates Hospital on its Own

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the world's first hospital to introduce a remote-presence robot into its neurological intensive-care unit in 2005, now welcomes the RP-VITA, the first robot able to navigate the hospital on its own.

8 May 2013

Radio-Controlled Multicopter Effectively Monitors Bridges for Structural Damage

The current method of inspecting bridges for structural damage is labor-intensive and, in some instances, dangerous to all involved. Dr. Zhaozheng Yin, assistant professor of computer science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his engineering team have been developing a safer, more efficient solution with his latest research project, the “multicopter.”

8 May 2013

Drones Become a Symbol for End of Golden Age of Privacy

The problem with the ongoing backlash by U.S. privacy advocates against drones is that drones aren’t really the problem, argues ASU’s Brad Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics and founding chair of the Consortium for Emerging Technologies, Military Operations, and National Security.

7 May 2013

Study Compares Outcomes between Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy and ORP

The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

7 May 2013

Liquid Robotics’ Hybrid Wave and Solar Propelled Unmanned Surface Vehicle to be Showcased at IMDEX 2013

WHO: Liquid Robotics, a global ocean data services provider and developer of the world's first wave and solar powered autonomous surface vehicles, with global headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

From Liquid Robotics 7 May 2013

Three Different Teaching Methods Best for Training in Robotic Surgery

By developing a new way to compare techniques for teaching robotic surgery, doctors at The Methodist Hospital and the University of Southern California report in an upcoming issue of the British Journal of Urology International that surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching methods were used.

7 May 2013