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10 Medical Robots That Could Change Healthcare From microbots that scrape plaque from arteries to personal assistant robots that help care for patients, medical robots are transforming the face of healthcare. 1 of 11 Robots aren't new to healthcare. Remember the da Vinci Surgical System, the surgical assistant the FDA approved back in 2000? Since then, the system has conducted more than 20,000 surgeries and has paved the way for robotic advancements in healthcare. In fact, vendors have introduced a number of new robots to better provide care to remote patients, help with various physical therapies and -- similar to the da Vinci system -- help perform surgery. For example, Magnetic Microbots are a group of tiny robots used in various operations, such as removing plaque from a patient's arteries or helping with ocular conditions and disease screenings. And that's no surprise considering the mounting financial difficulties the industry faces. Click through to see 10 medical robots that have the potential to transform healthcare.
Medical Robotics - Assistive robots | KUKA Laboratories Today, robots are already assisting humans in making diagnoses, and planning and administering medical treatment. In the future, mechatronic assistants will also help to improve the autonomy and quality of life of patients and other people in need. In the area of Medical Robotics, KUKA Laboratories offers kinematic systems and technologies at the highest level of technical expertise. Together with our customers, we develop ideas and solutions. KUKA robotic technologies are used in a wide range of medical applications: Radiology / imaging systems Radiation therapy Patient positioning Research: Rehabilitation Minimally invasive surgery Laser osteotomy For years, KUKA has been a top supplier and development partner of leading companies in the field of medical robotics. Now concentrated as an independent research and development center at KUKA Laboratories, this business segment is being systematically expanded at KUKA.
産業用ロボット、サービスロボット、その他ロボット関連ニュース 日刊工業新聞社は6月6日（金）に、スーパーロボット（リアルロボットを含む）を題材にロボット制御工学を解説し、数学や物理などの基礎工学の理解を深めてもらうセミナーを開催する。講師は、「あのスーパーロボットはどう動く ―スパロボで理解するロボット制御工学」（写真）の共著者である福岡工業大学の木野仁教授。会場は、日刊工業新聞社 大阪支社（大阪市）。受講料は、社会人が9,720円、学生が5,400円（税込）。 ｢若手が一向に育たない」「現場のOJTが機能しない」･･･などなど、若手エンジニアの育成に当たるベテラン技術者の苦悩がよく聞かれる。 そこで、本セミナーでは、「ガンダム」「ザク」･･･などお馴染みのスーパーロボットをお題に、これらの基礎を速習(復習）できるよう構成。 大学生から新卒の技術者はもちろん、これらを復習したい方、さらには、ロボットマニアの方にお奨めの講座となっており、また、ゆとり教育世代に高校数学・物理の教育に日々苦戦されている高校教師や大学講師の方にも指導方法の参考になる構成となっている。 ●日時：2014年6月6日（金） ●場所：日刊工業新聞社 大阪支社セミナー会場 (大阪市中央区） ●参加費：9,720円（社会人）／5,400円（学生）※資料・消費税込み ●講師：福岡工業大学 工学部 知能機械工学科 教授 木野 仁 氏 ●プログラム プロローグ ようこそロボット工学の世界へ [1] ロボット（工学）の世界を知る ―ロボットから見る社会情勢 [2] ロケットパンチの破壊力はどんなもんじゃい？ ―機械工学／ロボット工学のための高校数学・物理を復習 2-1 ロボットのための基礎数学 2-2 ロボットのための基礎物理 2-3 ロケットパンチとアトミックパンチの性能比較（運動エネルギーによる評価） （学習項目） 高校数学（三角関数／微分・積分／ベクトル・行列） 高校物理（単位計算／速度・加速度／力・トルク／エネルギー） [3] ザクは動力パイプをちぎられると動けなくなる？ ―ロボットの要素技術を知る（センサ／コントローラ） 3-1 ロボット用センサの実例 3-2 ロボット用アクチュエータの実例 センサ工学（ポテンショメータ／エンコーダ／力センサ／角度センサなど） アクチュエータ工学（電磁モータ／油圧駆動／空圧駆動／超音波モータなど） [4] ゴッグのチューブみたいな腕はどう動かす？ ―ロボットマニピュレータの運動学
Medical robots Medical robots are robots that allow surgeons greater access to areas under operation using more precise and less invasive methods. They are in most telemanipulators, which use the surgeon's actions on one side to control the "effector" on the other side. Types of medical robots[edit] Surgical robots Their most important feature is their high precision. Rehabilitation robots This group facilitates and supports the lives of infirm, elderly people, or those with dysfunction of body parts effecting movement. Biorobots A group of robots designed to imitate the cognition of humans and animals. Telepresence robots Allow off-site medical professionals to move, look around, communicate, and participate from remote locations.[1] Pharmacy automation Robotic systems to dispense oral solids in a retail pharmacy setting or preparing sterile IV admixtures in a hospital pharmacy setting See also[edit] External links[edit] References[edit]
Ri Man robot robots hacks [Thomas Kølbæk Jespersen] and his classmates at Aalborg University’s Robot Vision course used MATLAB code and URscript to program a Universal Robots UR5 to stack up Duplo bricks. The Duplo bricks are stacked into low-fi Simpsons characters — yellow for Homer’s head, white for his shirt, and blue for his pants, for example. The bricks are scattered randomly on a nearby table, while a camera mounted above the table scans the bricks and assists in determining the location, color, and orientation of the elements. This involves blob analysis which helps the computer decide what pixel is part of a brick and what isn’t. After running a recursive grassfire algorithm with 4-connectivity, the computer gives each pixel a number and assigns it to a blob. To determine the orientation (the bricks are all assumed to be stud-side up and not overlapping) the blob is divided into quadrants and within each quadrant, the distance between the center of the blob and its farthest pixel is measured.
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