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    Nature inspires new generation of robot brains
    by Rex Merrifield Animals have evolved sophisticated ways of processing sensory data to make sense of their surroundings. Now, robotics researchers are drawing inspiration from biological processes...
    11 May 2016, by

    Octopus points to the future for keyhole surgery
    by Rex Merrifield Keyhole, or minimally invasive, surgery can offer many benefits over more traditional, open operations, including reduced risk of infections, quicker recovery times and less scarrin...
    02 May 2016, by

    Robots that may help you in your silver age
    By 2020, a quarter of Europeans will be over 60. In their silver age, many would like to stay in their homes and will require care from family or social workers....
    07 April 2016, by

    Indego joins Ekso with FDA exoskeleton approvals
    Indego is the result of 10 years of development by engineers at Vanderbilt University, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In 2012 it was licensed to Parker Hann...
    14 March 2016, by

    Understanding joint impedance with a knee exoskeleton
    When designing exoskeletons for rehabilitation of patients after spinal cord injury or stroke, a constant concern is creating them to be as natural as possible to best enable user training to rebuild ...
    09 February 2016, by

    Robotics, AI and automation in “Forbes 30 under 30”
    [clear] Forbes has once again expanded their "30 under 30" list this year to celebrate the achievements of the up and coming; the main list now covers 20 different sectors, and an inaugural E...
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    Microrobots for Harvesting Crystals, with Simone Schürle

    Transcript below. In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Simone Schürle, advisor and co-founder of MagnebotiX, about using small robots to harvest crystals. These crystals can be used to infer at...
    09 January 2016, by

    SRI International behind new robotic technology for Verb Surgical
    SRI Robotics has long been known for advancing robotics and delivering new technology platforms to the market. Last week they introduced another transformational robotic technology being brought to ...
    14 December 2015, by

    Body-enhancing exoskeletons could be stepping into industrial trials next year
    by Jon Cartwright Wearable technology uses electric motors and springs to augment the strength and balance of the human body. It has long been the subject of military research, but now engineers be...
    01 December 2015, by

    The state of telepresence: Healthcare and telemedicine
    Telemedicine is a rapidly growing field and, with the aid of telepresence robots, is quickly gaining traction in hospitals and homes around the world....
    20 November 2015, by

    New video shows bionic athletes rehearsing for upcoming Cybathlon competition
    In 21 countries across the globe, hundreds of people are preparing for Cybathlon 2016, where cutting edge robotic assistive technologies will help people with disabilities to compete in a series of ra...
    19 November 2015, by

    Echoes of the DRC at Humanoids 2015
    Last week, the Humanoids 2015 conference was held in Seoul, Korea. It's the first event to focus on humanoid robots since the Darpa Robotics Challenge (DRC) earlier this year and, in fact, the locati...
    13 November 2015, by

    Blue Belt Technologies acquired by Smith & Nephew for $275 million
    Smith & Nephew, a global medical tech conglomerate that is expanding into robotics-assisted surgeries, announced that they are paying $275 million to acquire Pittsburgh startup Blue Belt Technolog...
    03 November 2015, by

    Healthcare robotics for therapy, with Ayanna Howard
    In this short video lecture, Ayanna M. Howard, Motorola Foundation Professor and Associate Director of Research at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (Georgia Institute of Technology...
    27 October 2015, by

    Talking Machines: Treating cancer clusters, with Quaid Morris
    In episode twenty one  we talk with Quaid Morris of the University of Toronto, who is using machine learning to find a better way to treat cancers. ...
    09 October 2015, by
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    Micro and Nano Robotics, with Brad Nelson

    Transcript below. In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Brad Nelson, Professor at ETH Zurich, about his research regarding micro and nano robotics. They discuss many of Nelson’s projects: ret...
    02 October 2015, by

    Teaching a brain-controlled robotic prosthetic to learn from its mistakes
    Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) -- where brain waves captured by electrodes on the skin are used to control external devices such as a robotic prosthetic -- are a promising tool for helping people w...
    01 October 2015, by

    Vecna’s Daniel Theobald: Setting standards for robots
    Vecna’s robotic logistics solutions are a family of autonomous mobile robots, built to operate within human-centric environments such as hospitals. In this in-depth interview, Daniel Theobald, the ...
    22 September 2015, by
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    TechBridgeWorld, with M. Bernardine Dias

    Transcript below In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews M. Bernardine Dias, Associate Research Professor at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, about TechBridgeWorld. TechBridgeW...
    18 September 2015, by

    Clinical trials begin for Russia’s first medical exoskeleton
    Clinical trials of Russia’s first medical exoskeleton have begun in a Moscow hospital, marking the latest step in the Skolkovo-backed innovation’s battle to reach the market....
    13 August 2015, by

    Beyond safety: Is robotic surgery sustainable?
    This week, the “144” study on adverse events in robotic surgery made the rounds in media outlets such as the BBC, NBC and the MIT Tech review. An impressive group of researchers found that between...
    29 July 2015, by

    WeRobot 2015 Panel 4: Regulating healthcare robots, with Drew Simshaw, Nicolas Terry, Kris Hauser and M.L. Cumming
    Basic, pressing issues need to be addressed very soon to ensure that robots are developed that promote confidence among providers, patients, consumers, and investors. In this We Robot 2015 panel, t...
    16 July 2015, by

    One year later: Update from Leka, Robot Launch 2014 Grand Winner
    Almost one year ago, Leka won the Grand Prize at the 2014 Robot Launch competition for Moti, a robotic toy that helps autistic children learn to regulate their own emotions through play. Leka cofounde...
    02 July 2015, by and

    Rehabilitation and Environmental Monitoring, with Lei Cui

    Transcript included. In this episode, Ron Vanderkley speaks with Dr. Lei Cui from Curtin University about his team’s work on 3D printable hand orthosis for rehabilitation, a  task-oriented 4-...
    26 June 2015, by

    Surgical device maker Transenterix raises $50 million from IPO
    Transenterix raised $50 million from an IPO and market switch that transferred their stock from the over-the-counter market to the special small-cap MKT Exchange on the NYSE....
    16 June 2015, by

    Robotic assistive devices for independent living
    Autonomy is the soul of independent daily living, and a variety of assistive devices already exist to help people with severe physical disabilities achieve this. But many of them are designed to be us...
    08 June 2015, by and

    Corindus Vascular Robotics goes public
    Corindus Vascular Robotics raised $42 million last week by offering 11 million shares at $3.80 and going public on the NYSE MKT exchange, a special market for small-cap growth companies....
    01 June 2015, by

    Intuitive Surgical offers funding for technology research: Deadline June 5
    Intuitive Surgical offers funding for technology research grants for projects in 2016. Researchers at non-profit institutions world wide can apply. LOIs can be submitted until June 5....
    28 May 2015, by

    iPetCompanion lets you play with your pets via telepresence
    iPetCompanion have developed telepresence technology that allows you to manipulate toys so you can play with your pets while you're away. The team has installed the system in hospitals and animal sh...
    22 May 2015, by

    Bionic athletes compete in disciplines drawn from everyday life
    By: Vanessa Bleich Next year's Cybathlon will host people with physical disabilities equipped with advanced assistive devices including robotic technologies. The goal of this unique competition is to...
    21 May 2015, by

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