Tag: robots

Automated Care: Thermostat of Health or Ponzi Scheme?

The last post on the cHeath Blog was mid July.  I think…

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Young Americans May be Ready for Robotic Medical Assistants

When given the choice most people in their 40s or older prefer…

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Robots as Doctors

The number of robot-assisted devices has exploded. Last year, 360,000 procedures were…

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Hospital Robots Are on Their Way

Hospitals are labor intensive, 24 x 7 institutions, making it tempting for…

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Mazor Spinal Robot Receives Both FDA and European CE Approval (Video)

At $500,000 for the machine it is not cheap by all means…

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MakoPlasty Robotic Surgical Procedure for Knee Replacements

I first wrote about the MakoPlasty FDA approved robot back in 2008…

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