Mahoro performs dangerous lab work

by John Payne

08 July 2012

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A two-armed robot, called Mahoro, jointly developed by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) and Yaskawa Electric Corporation, and marketed by Nikkyo Technos, Co., Ltd., already being used in labs at pharmaceutical companies and universities, is both faster and more precise than veteran laboratory technicians performing the same repetitive tasks. Using the robot to handle hazardous materials also reduces risk to laboratory personnel. DigInfo TV has more detail.

tags: AIST, biohazard, lab assistant, lab robot, Mahoro, medical, medical laboratory, Nikkyo, repetitive tasks, speed and precision, Yaskawa, YEC

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