Medical Robots
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Washington, Apr 16: The world''s first intubation robot operated by remote control has been introduced. Dr. Thomas M.
World''s first intubation robot operated by remote control introduced | TopNews
RIBA II Healthcare Robot Gets Bigger Muscles, Cuter Ears - IEEE Spectrum
We first met RIBA (or, RIBA-I as we should start calling it) back in 2009 , although the assistive robot has been around since 2004. Developed in a partnership between RIKEN (a natural sciences research institute in Japan) and Tokai Rubber Industries, RIBA's job is to lift people when asked nicely.
It looks as though the robotics industry has collectively decided that the best way to make a robot appear both strong and not creepy is to give it a cute pair of bear ears .
RIBA Can Lift 135 Pounds, Has Cute Ears | BotJunkie
This article is the first of a series that will explore recent advances in surgical and medical robotics and their potential impact on society.
Using Robots to Train the Surgeons of Tomorrow - IEEE Spectrum
In a paper presented this week at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA ), in Shanghai, Georgia Tech researcher Tobias Kunz starts thusly: "In order to deploy safe and flexible robots for service and automation, robots must act safely in close contact with humans." Accompanying this innocuous first sentence is this picture: You're probably wondering, at this point, just what the heck a robot with a sword has to do with safety of all things.
Awesomely Bad Ideas: Teaching a Robot to Sword Fight - IEEE Spectrum
Why is this man about to smash his robot with a bat?
Researchers Smash Super-Tough Robot Arm With Baseball Bat - IEEE Spectrum
Everybody already thinks that robot surgery is way cool , but I suppose there's no harm in taking a few minutes to show off the precision that tiny little robot grippers are capable of. On the other end of these steely claws is an even steelier-eyed surgeon with a questionable amount of aeronautical experience, and in between the two is a da Vinci surgical system .
Da Vinci Surgical Bot Folds, Throws Tiny Paper Airplane - IEEE Spectrum
If you've ever spent time with an interactive robot, it's always a novel experience at first -- but over time the thrill will fade.
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