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Micro-Robots with Muscle

Microactuator
Engineers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and at the University of California, Berkeley have created microscale actuators (electrical [MORE]

Robotic Glove for Detecting Breast Lumps

MedSensation Robotic Hand
Engineers in Boston have designed a robotic sensor glove, called “Med Sensation,” that detects vibration, [MORE]

Imaging Pedicle Screws in Robotic Spinal Surgery

In spinal operations, surgeons often use screws into the pedicle arch of vertebrae to repair a fracture.  In some [MORE]

Using DNA for Permanent Data Storage

Because of DNA’s chemical simplicity and structural compactness, engineers have long thought genetic material might be useful for any [MORE]

“TriageBot”

Imagine a reasonably near-term time when ambulatory patients arriving at an ER check in at an electronic kiosk, sit [MORE]

Internal Device for Navigating Cancer Treatments

Adept Robot
By implanting a tracking sensor inside a surgical patient’s body, robotics manufacturer Adept Technology, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) is [MORE]

The Future of Robotic Programming

Profactor 200 Robotics
Profactor (Steyr, Austria) has developed an industrial robot which uses an “intelligent 3D object recognition system” to [MORE]