In a few short years, China may unveil something no one has seen before: a humanoid robot that can get pregnant. Not in the biological sense, but by hosting a fully functioning artificial womb. The work is happening at Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou. At the World Robot Conference in Beijing, project lead Dr Zhang Qifeng … Read more
Bengaluru: An experimental AI-guided robot can autonomously perform a delicate, complicated phase of a common gallbladder operation, marking a major step toward automated medical procedures, researchers said on Wednesday. Existing surgical robots are remotely controlled by surgeons. The new system uses artificial intelligence to make independent decisions and adapts to unexpected complications during operations, said … Read more
New Delhi: Addverb, an industrial robotics and warehouse automation player, has announced its entry into the humanoid robotics field, with the launch scheduled for 2025. This landmark move represents a new chapter in Addverb’s evolution, which began with developing fixed automation systems and mobile robots. Previously, Addverb introduced “Trakr,” an AI-powered robot with autonomous navigation, … Read more
Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi has successfully performed a complete robotic Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has successfully performed a complete robotic Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot. This advanced surgery was performed recently on a 66-year-old patient diagnosed with periampullary carcinoma of … Read more
Sydney: A team of biomedical engineers in Australia have developed a small flexible robot that can be used to 3D print biomaterials directly inside the human body, in the hopes of streamlining future medical procedures. 3D bioprinting is a process where natural tissue-like structures are printed using living cells and other natural tissues known as … Read more
Waterloo: Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work. This was one of the key results in a new study that also found both the youngsters and their instructors valued the positive classroom contributions made by the robot. “There is … Read more
Tel Aviv: A new sniffing robot equipped with a biological sensor that uses the antennae of locusts could help advance disease diagnosis and improve security checks, its Israeli developers said. Locusts have an acute sense of smell, which the researchers in Tel Aviv University have managed to harness to their bio-hybrid robot, making it far … Read more
Tsukuba: Robots may soon replace humans as our go-to companions, just as most of us never leave home without our smartphones. According to recent experiments by Japanese researchers who created a hand-held soft robot that can enhance patients’ experiences during potentially unpleasant medical procedures, like injections, it appears to be the case. Public health officials … Read more
New Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI) has completed preliminary clinical trials for SSI Mantra, India’s very own surgical robot. Ever since its launch, RGCI has been instrumental in validating the effectiveness and feasibility of this robotic system under the guidance of Dr Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director, RGCI. “RGCI has been actively … Read more
A moist, disembodied finger floating in a petri dish is the latest biohybrid advance, a technology that fuses biological and non-biological materials together. University of Tokyo scientists debuted the artificial finger, claiming it could be the first use of a living skin equivalent grafted onto a working robot. Beyond its realistic appearance, the finger is … Read more