UCLA engineers developed a novel sensor that could add a sense of “touch” to robotic surgery. Robert Candler, an associate professor of electrical engineering, helped develop a hap... Read more
Robotic approach assists with a three-part, two-day complex procedure for rare tumor removal Noah Pernikoff is back to his life in New York City after becoming the first patient in... Read more
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice (incision-free) robotic... Read more
Surgeons and scientists from Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System are the first to demonstrate that supervised, auton... Read more
Removing tumors from within the inner ear is a very delicate matter that typically requires surgeons to remove the entire mastoid bone. However, in the future, all doctors will nee... Read more
A JRC invention initially stemming from its research in the nuclear sector will soon be used by hospitals for minimally-invasive robotic surgery. TELELAP ALF-X is an advanced multi... Read more
Tiny mechanical wrist could improve minimally invasive surgery With the flick of a tiny mechanical wrist, a team of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt University’s Medical Enginee... Read more
The findings show that the procedure may translate into less downstream costs and fewer side effects from radiation and hormone therapy An observational study from UCLA... Read more
If the open-source approach to building robot surgeons can cut costs and improve performance, patients will increasingly find them at the other end of the scalpel For much of its b... Read more
Researchers at the UPM are involved in the design of a robotic arm for precise guidance of the insertion of needles, catheters and surgical instruments in procedures of minimally i... Read more
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have performed the region’s first robotic gastrectomy, a potentially lifesaving procedure to remove a section of the stomach after a diagnosi... Read more
We have seen in sci-fi movies how robots end up controlling the world. Well biomedical engineering is catching up with fiction and surgeons are inviting robots to be the newest me... Read more
The robot performs daily wake-up calls, informs residents when food is served, schedules their daily exercise, and has an alarm function should an emergency arise. The U.S. Food an... Read more