Panasonic’s Hospital Assist Robot
An all-purpose mobile robot that can connect to beds, storage units, medical equipment, and a chair (becoming a wheelchair) developed by Panasonic for the medical / health care industry. www.plasticpals.com http
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Da Vinci surgical robot peeling a grape at Southmead Hospital event
facebook: NorthBristolNHSTrust Twitter:@northbristolnhs A Da Vinci surgical robot was on show at an open event to raise awareness of men’s cancers for Blue September at Southmead Hospital on September 28 2011. Members of the public, former patients, prospective patients, staff and GPs all attended the event to try their hand at robotic surgery. Here, urology fellow Ramesh Thurairaja peels a grape. Southmead Hospital was among the first in the country to have a surgical robot for urology. Since 2009 our Da Vinci robot has carried out more than 450 prostate cancer removals. You can find out more at www.nbt.nhs.uk/urology. See the Da Vinci Robot in theatre here: youtu.be
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Robot in the Hospital
These cool robots tirelessly deliver supplies and pickup empty carts around the clock. They’re called AGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle) and exciting to watch in the Kandang Kerbau Hospital.
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Assistive Robot Autonomously Pulling Open Novel Doors and Drawers
“Pulling Open Novel Doors and Drawers with Equilibrium Point Control” Advait Jain and Charlie Kemp. Humanoids 2009. Details can be found: www.hsi.gatech.edu or www.hsi.gatech.edu Video taken in July 2009.
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