Robot report calls for greater debate
The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a report on the social, legal and ethical issues of using robots in healthcare and called for more debate on the acceptability of using them. The report – Autonomous Systems: social, legal and ethical issues – says robotic technologies promise great benefits when it comes to replacing humans […]
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Dutch set out European ‘robo roadmap’
Dutch innovation agency, TNO, has published a ‘robo roadmap’ on the way forward for robotics in the medical and health arena for the next fifteen years.
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Norwegian nurses warm to robots
A Norwegian study has shown that staff in the nursing care sector would welcome sensor and robot technology in the homes of the elderly and in nursing homes.
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Vein crawling mini robot developed
The Israeli Institute of Technology has created a miniature crawling robot small enough to crawl through human veins.
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Malaga Uni develops surgical robot
Laparoscopic surgery has been performed for the first time using a robotic assistant at the Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, in Malaga, Spain. The robot, manufactured by Spanish firm Sener, is voice controlled and able to move an endoscope with the precision needed for minimally evasive procedures. The robot has been jointly developed with […]
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New robot to assist elderly at home
The RobuLAB French robotics specialist Robosoft and SRI International have demonstrated a new service robot designed to assist the elderly at home. The RobuLAB, is able to navigate, follow and assist people moving from room to room using SRI Karto navigation software. The robot is aimed at developers and integrators building home-centric service robots. Robosoft […]
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Satellite-linked robot does ultrasound at sea
French robotic specialist Robosoft has partnered with the European Mobile and Robotised Telechography (MARTE) project, to carry out the first robotic tele-ultrasound examination via satellite. The company used its remotely controlled Estele robot with a wireless handset and developed using a robuBox software development kit, to perform an ultrasound from different locations, observed by a […]
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‘Choozomatic’ praised by NHS Institute
The ‘Choozomatic’ – a patient voice-activated, touch screen device that is wirelessly linked to wristbands telling doctors and nurses who needs their help, has been singled out for praise by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. The Choozomatic, developed by Chloee Robinson from Charter Primary School in Coventry, has only reached the cardboard and […]
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Students showcase medical robotics innovations
Click for full size image. A new type of endoscope probe which can plot a 3D course inside a patient using fibre optics, was one of five new robotic innovations showcased by students at Imperial College London on Tuesday. Special software has been designed which can plan a course inside the body for a flexible […]
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Bolton moves to online pharmacy system
Actor Dave Spikey helps launch Bolton’s new robotic dispensing system. The Royal Bolton Hospital, part of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, has upgraded its electronic prescribing system to the Ascribe Web Pharmacy system, and invested in a new robotic dispensing system. To be delivered over three months, the system was launched by Phoenix Nights actor and Bolton […]
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