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Rehab robots, smart prostheses and exoskeletons to reach $1.8 billion by 2020
Frank Tobe
15 Mar 2014
A Wintergreen Research report says that the rehabilitation robot market will grow from $43.3 million to $1.8 billion by 2020 as a result of the effectiveness of robotic treatment methods....
Lifehand 2 prosthetic grips and senses like a real hand
NCCR Robotics
12 Mar 2014
Amputee Dennis Aabo Sørensen wearing sensory feedback enabled prosthetic in Rome, February 2013 (Lifehand 2, Patrizia Tocci).
Roboticists and doctors working in Switzerland and Italy have come toget...
Robonaut doctor to practice in space
Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence
12 Mar 2014
Astronauts all know how important it is to stay healthy in space. Weightlessness alone can cause a number of physiological changes including muscle atrophy, loss of blood volume and bone loss. Most as...
Micro bio-bots powered by beating heart cells
Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence
10 Mar 2014
Photo by Alex Jerez Roman, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
A paper in Nature Communications earlier this year reports on "bio-bots". These tiny machines inspired by sperm, are ...
The gateway to advanced neuroprosthetics: Jessica Feldman talks BrainGate and BCI
Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence
07 Mar 2014
If the human brain is considered a computer, what does that mean for science and our lives? Could we repair damaged areas, replace damaged parts, or even upgrade our own minds? It might sound like lit...
Engineers build brain-controlled music player
Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence
04 Mar 2014
Imagine if playing music was as simple at looking at your laptop screen. Now it is thanks to Kenneth Camilleri and his team of researchers from the Department of Systems and Control Engineering and th...
Mazor Robotics is gaining momentum
Frank Tobe
03 Mar 2014
Mazor Robotics, producer of the Renaissance Guidance System for spine and neuro surgeries, reported favorable earnings for the 4th quarter and for the whole year of 2013.
4Q revenue was up 111% ove...
Robotic skills want-ads up 13% in 2013
Frank Tobe
16 Feb 2014
Comparing 2013 to 2012, demand for robotics skills increased 13% year-over-year. Further evaluation shows that the bulk of hiring is in the healthcare sector.
WANTED Analytics, a research firm anal...
ShanghAI Lectures: Hiroshi Yokoi “Future Trend”
Nathan Labhart
06 Feb 2014
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-12-17
In this guest lecture, Hiroshi Yokoi from University of Electro-Communication, Chofu, Japan, talks about prosthetic robot hands, EMG devices, bio-fee...
ShanghAI Lectures: Wenwei Yu “A Simulation Study on Reflexive Responses during Walking”
Nathan Labhart
30 Jan 2014
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-12-17
In this guest lecture, Wenwei Yu from Chiba University, Japan, introduces his approach to assistive technology and talks about (simulation) experime...
In the news: Intuitive Surgical
Frank Tobe
27 Jan 2014
Mini-tender offer:
TRC Capital Corp, a private firm founded by a Canadian securities lawyer, has made a mini-tender offer to purchase 250,000 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock at a price slightly be...
Interdisciplinary Teams, with Giulio Sandini
Per Sjöborg
10 Jan 2014
Link to audio file (41:58)
In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Giulio Sandini, director of the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)...
Micro-robotics and medicine: Interview with Toshio Fukuda
Hallie Siegel
07 Jan 2014
An international leader in the field of robotics and automation, Toshio Fukuda is best known for his pioneering work on micro robotics systems — including microsensors and micro actuators — a...
Outreach activities: Making nanoparticle robots to ‘treat cancer’
Sabine Hauert
29 Dec 2013
We would always have kids come around the robotics lab where I did my PhD. They would learn about robots and we would show them videos and demos of bio-inspired robots that could fly, jump and swarm. ...
Rehabilitation support robot “R-cloud” makes muscle movement visible
DigInfo TV
05 Dec 2013
Associate Professor Toshiaki Tsuji's Laboratory at Saitama University has developed R-cloud, a rehabilitation support robot that enables users to view how their own muscles move during rehabilitation ...
Mazor Robotics on a roll
Frank Tobe
25 Nov 2013
Mazor Robotics’ stock (NASDAQ:MZOR and TASE:MZOR) has steadily rolled up 260% year-to-date....
Medical/surgical simulation and training
Frank Tobe
24 Nov 2013
As the need for training on new-tech devices increases, virtual and physical simulation systems are in demand at medical schools and hospitals worldwide. One novel new robotic invention is Patrick, th...
Lynne Parker on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”
Lynne Parker
13 Nov 2013
I found the plenary speeches at IROS to be especially interesting. Marc Raibert gave an entertaining talk on the robots being developed at Boston Dynamics. It's encouraging to see that robots are beco...
Sharp’s futuristic Health Care Support Chair – a proactive health care solution
DigInfo TV
08 Oct 2013
Sharp has developed a health care support chair that combines a range of sensors for checking the user's health. It can simultaneously record your blood pressure, temperature, body motion, and pulse w...
SEDASYS – a robotic anesthesiologist
Frank Tobe
28 Sep 2013
... The FDA recently approved a new robotic device which can automate the sedation of healthy patients having colonoscopies. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, created SEDASYS, ...
Ankle assist walking device helps stroke survivors walk more easily
DigInfo TV
27 Sep 2013
Yaskawa Electric has developed an ankle assist walking device, to help people who've had a stroke to walk more easily, by encouraging a longer and more confident gait....
OAK, a Kinect-based active support system for the severely disabled
DigInfo TV
26 Sep 2013
OAK, which stands for 'Observation and Access with Kinect', is a software application for use by people with severe disabilities. It has been developed by RCAST at the University of Tokyo, in collabor...
MAKO Surgical sells to Stryker for $1.65 billion
Frank Tobe
25 Sep 2013
... Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) to acquire MAKO Surgical Corp (NASDAQ:MAKO) for $1.65 billion - an action which brought MAKO’s stock from $16 to $29 in one fell swoop.
... Stryker is a medical t...
Medical robotic systems market to reach $13.6 billion by 2018
Frank Tobe
13 Sep 2013
... The global medical robotic systems market was worth $5.48 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach $13.6 billion in 2018, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 12.6% from 2012. Surgical ro...
This robotic prosthetic hand can be made for just $1000
Joel Gibbard
11 Sep 2013
The Dextrus hand is a robotic hand that can be put together for well under £650 ($1000) and offers much of the functionality of a human hand. Existing prosthetic hands are magnificent devices, capa...
Progress report on Hoaloha Robotics’ assistive-care robot
Frank Tobe
09 Sep 2013
... Tandy Trower, the founder of Microsoft’s Robotics Studio software and initiative, and now founder and CEO of Seattle-based Hoaloha Robotics, wrote about his progress to date. His blog post is an...
Crowdsourcing new strategies for cancer treatment: Towards swarming nanobots
Sabine Hauert
04 Sep 2013
NanoDoc is our new online game to crowdsource the design of nanomedicine.
The game allows bioengineers and the general public to imagine new nanoparticle strategies towards the treatment of cancer....
After a lackluster 2nd quarter, Hansen Medical gets a $93 million equity infusion
Frank Tobe
31 Jul 2013
Although the number of procedures using Hansen Medical's Magellan and Sensei robotic systems has risen, the number of units sold has fallen slightly and the company continues to operate in the red, he...
ISO to adopt nursing-care robot safety standards
Frank Tobe
31 Jul 2013
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will compile global safety standards for nursing-care robots based on criteria provided by the Japanese government. Nursing care robots are des...
World’s lightest and thinnest circuits pave the way for ‘imperceptible electronics’
DigInfo TV
29 Jul 2013
Researchers from Asia and Europe have developed the world's lightest and thinnest organic circuits, which in the future could be used in a range of healthcare applications.
Lighter than a feather, ...
Nate the Robot RH.11 – High “REWARD”
Jim Haas
26 Jul 2013
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
IBIS pneumatic keyhole surgery robot potentially 1/10 the cost of da Vinci
DigInfo TV
23 Jul 2013
This is a robot system for keyhole surgery, consisting of a master unit operated by the surgeon, and a slave unit that moves on the patient side.
"A feature of the slave robot is, it's powered enti...
Intuitive Surgical stock takes another big hit
Frank Tobe
20 Jul 2013
... After months of negative news about poorly trained surgeons, class action suits claiming misleading communications with shareholders, an FDA review, a product recall, an article saying that proced...
World’s first all stainless steel robot with seven degrees of freedom
DigInfo TV
17 Jul 2013
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the world's first all stainless steel robot with seven degrees of freedom.
It will be used in the drug discovery and pharmaceutical fields to automate experi...
3,400 healthcare jobs in the US required robotics experience and skills
Frank Tobe
16 Jul 2013
... More than 3,400 healthcare jobs in the US required robotics experience and skills - a 32% gain year-over-year, according to WANTED Analytics....
