In this RoboBusiness Direct session, Mark Davidson, CRO of DreamVu discuss the development of UV disinfection robotics systems that use 3D visioning systems to recognize objects and autonomously navigate.

Although robotics investments, mergers, and acquisitions may have dropped a bit in October 2020, autonomous vehicles, drones, and healthcare applications continued to receive funding.

While much of the interest and investment in healthcare robotics focuses on surgical systems, nonsurgical applications are also maturiing.

The second annual Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, which is scheduled for September in Boston, is seeking qualified and engaging expert speakers.

The Robot Report, sibling site to Robotics Business Review, tracked $1.9 billion in robotics transactions in December 2019, including funding for aerospace, logistics, and healthcare applications.

Robot that unfolds inside the body requires innovative engineering solutions.

Demonstration aimed to show feasibility of long-distance, multi-location remote procedures for robotic heart surgery.

Robotic simulators help train medical students face real-life scenarios without endangering patients.

California hospital to use Auris Health Monarch Platform for detection and treatment of lung cancer.

Medical robotics firm teams with Louisiana center to conduct feasibility study.

Social intelligence and mobile manipulation features help workers with hospital tasks.

This week’s attempt to catch up on recent transactions in the robotics and AI space include investments in diagnostics, automotive, and some robotics acquisitions.

The UVC disinfection robot will add to the hospital’s cleaning and sanitation capabilities, with chemical-free, unintrusive germ-killing ability.

Big medical mergers and funding in healthcare spotlight the week of robotics transactions in recent weeks.

BIONIK, Ekso Bionics, and Corindus Vascular Robotics enter new markets for robotics solutions.

Mazor X Stealth Edition provides robotic-assistant spine surgery in Kentucky, Virginia

While it may be some time before robot swarms can eradicate tumors or eliminate the need for certain procedures, researchers are finding promising uses for smarter swarms.

RoboBusiness will present a track on “Service Robotics Arrive in Daily Life” at CES. Come see how robots are changing housework, cooking, retail, and healthcare.

In the near future, surgeries will include enhanced imaging, greater autonomy, and optimized learning, said experts at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics.

Exoskeletons are getting lighter, smarter, and more useful in a range of industries, from healthcare and construction to the military. Here’s a rundown of vendors and users.

At the Healthcare Packaging Expo, new automated solutions offered more efficient packaging, traceability, and quality control for pharmaceutical packaging.

Aethon’s new T4 is designed to be smaller and easier to use than other autonomous mobile robots, and its LogicOS allows TUGs to be controlled with industry-standard PLCs.

Consolidation continues in the surgical robot space, and aerial drone makers have one of those good news, bad news moments.

Since 2011, Dallas-based RoboKind has created a range of novel robots designed to help children with autism spectrum disorders develop essential skills, including STEM.

From welding to robot-assisted surgery, robot precision is a critical enabling technology. Three experts explain the importance of accuracy and precision, the rate of change, and the market prospects.