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No Implant Required – Mind Controlled Robot Arms

Posted by Admin | Jun 23, 2019 | Human Augmentation, Medical Robotics |

What if you could integrate robotic parts with you’re own body. Well actually, you already can. In...

UTSA enters Guinness World Records with smallest medical robot

Posted by Age of Robots | Sep 21, 2018 | Medical Robotics, Nanorobotics |

It can’t be seen with a human eye. It doesn’t look anything like C-3PO or R2-D2, or even BB-8. But, nevertheless, it is a robot (all 120nm of it) and its now been deemed the Smallest Medical Robot.

Sydney students design smart bandage for burns

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 30, 2018 | Medical Robotics, Wearable Technology |

A team of undergraduate students who envisioned a new way to harness design and biotechnology, has been selected as a finalist to present at the Biodesign Challenge Summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

End-to-end blood testing device demonstrates capacity to draw sample and provide diagnostic results at the point-of-care

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 27, 2018 | Medical Robotics |

Researchers from the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rutgers University have developed an end-to-end blood testing device that integrates robotic phlebotomy with downstream sample processing. This platform device performs blood draws and provides diagnostic results in a fully automated fashion at the point-of-care. By reducing turnaround times, the device has the potential to expedite hospital work-flow, allowing practitioners to devote more time to treating patients.

Surgical technique improves sensation, control of prosthetic limb

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 10, 2018 | Medical Robotics |

New study describes first human implementation of novel approach to limb amputation.

Ultrathin Endoscope Captures Neurons Firing Deep in the Brain

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 12, 2018 | Medical Robotics |

New fiber-based endoscope, tested in mice, poised to bring new insights into brain function.

SXSW 2018 Mini-cast #4 Extreme Bionics: The Future of Human Ability

Posted by sgtest | Mar 28, 2018 | Medical Robotics |

In this final instalment from the first Seeking Delphi™ visit to SXSW, we hear from two of the most remarkable individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.