EL-E opens a door after being commanded by a laser-pointer interface. (Original upload: 5/10/2008)
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Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Robotics Cluster visits Spaulding Rehabilitative Hospital for a demo of Hocoma’s adult and pediatric Lokomat robot.
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Using a laser-pointer interface to command EL-E to fetch objects. Inspired by interaction with service animals (service dogs and helper monkeys). (Original upload: 3/10/2008)

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For more life-like robot video clips, information and photo, please visit ROBORAMA.info – RI-MAN is the world’s first robot designed for lifting and carrying humans. A variety of sensors, including flexible tactile sensor sheets, provide RI-MAN with a sense of vision, hearing, touch, and smell. These senses help RI-MAN perform tasks such as locating people who are calling out to it, responding to spoken commands, carefully lifting those who need lifting, and checking the sanitary condition of the person it is carrying. RI-MAN is able to integrate a wide range of sensory data to adapt to changes in the environment. The robot is also equipped with 19 motors, controlled by a system of hierarchical distributed processing that is modeled after the nervous system found in biological organisms. This “nervous system” — a network of what RIKEN calls C-CHIPs — integrates sensor data processing with motor control to provide RI-MAN the autonomy needed to respond quickly to changes in the environment. The head has 3 degrees of freedom, each arm has 6, the waist has 2, and the base (which acts as RI-MAN’s legs) has 2. Safety-related technology, including safety circuits and soft skin and joints designed to prevent injury, are incorporated into RI-MAN’s design. Still in the initial testing phase, RI-MAN is currently practicing with dolls that weigh about 12 kg (26 lbs). Researchers plan to increase the weight of the practice dolls over time, with the aim of achieving the ability to lift …
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Welcome to Robot Healthcare. Minimally invasive robot-assisted heart surgery is a procedure that allows heart surgery to be performed through tiny incisions in the patient’s chest. Traditional “open” surgery requires that surgeons make incisions large enough to expose and provide access to the area that is being operated on. In minimally invasive surgery, by contrast, the instruments used for the surgery are inserted through incisions no larger than a dime, reducing the opportunity for bacterial infection, decreasing post-operative pain, and allowing for faster recovery.

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EL-E robot opening and closing a drawer, opening a door, and opening a microwave using environmental augmentation inspired by assistive dogs.
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Dr. Charles Kemp explains EL-E and the “clickable world” laser pointer interface.

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Qualcomm & InTouch Health showcase wireless technology and its ability to assist in healthcare; demonstration includes a robot and doctor visiting a patient.
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Future of American Healthcare Robot Doctor Remote-Controlled Telemedicine Robots Improving Access to Stroke Care and Treatment The doctor, from miles away, will see you now – through a robot. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States and third leading cause of death. Patients who suffer the most common type, an acute ischemic stroke, only have three hours to receive the only FDA-approved treatment shown to reduce disability from a stroke. That is why it is imperative that patients call 911 and get to a hospital immediately at the first sign of stroke so they can be seen by a specialist who?s able to make a diagnosis and recommend appropriate treatment. However, some communities do not have specialized stroke centers with trained teams available to handle stroke cases around-the-clock. To address this issue, across the nation, hospitals without stroke experts on staff are now using telemedicine technology to connect stroke patients with these specialists. With a fully-mobile, remote-controlled robot, a patient can interact live with a specialist miles away through an LCD screen and camera on the robot?s head. The specialist can then determine the type of stroke and recommend the best course of treatment. Talent/Guest: Dr. Omar Qahwash Dr. Qahwash is a neurosurgeon with the Michigan Stroke Network, one of the premier telemedicine networks in the country. Dr. Qahwash provides consults from a control room at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, Michigan …
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