Waseda University in Tokyo unveiled its updated humanoid robot, named Twendy-One, showcasing the robot’s ability to pick up even the most difficult of objects.

A robot has proved to be an efficient and reliable alternative to a human in dispensing drugs from the pharmacy at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley. The hospital administers 55000 pills every day. Since the robot was introduced in 2005 the hospital has saved time and cut the number of errors. “When you have a lot of drugs on the shelf, all with similar sounding names, similar packages and similar strengths, it’s very easy to pick the wrong box,” says Geoff Phipps deputy head of pharmacy at the hospital. “What the robot does is makes sure that the drug you’ve done the label for is the drug that’s picked.” Richard Cattell, head pharmacist, says: “We take a great deal of pride in driving down our error rates. “We are seen across the hospital as one of the safest services and in fact a backstop to other people’s activities to help them improve their safety.” “The robot has made us more efficient,” says Mr Phipps. “Some of the staff can actually be more involved with clinical work, they can go to wards, they can actually speak to patients, they can counsel patients and ensure the patients are taking the medication in the correct way.”

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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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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El Camino Hospital robots
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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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“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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“Pulling Open Doors and Drawers: Coordinating an Omni-directional Base and a Compliant Arm with Equilibrium Point Control”. Advait Jain and Charles C. Kemp. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010 Details can be found: www.hsi.gatech.edu or www.hsi.gatech.edu Video taken in September 2009.

The pharmacy robot at St Mary’s Hospital. Isle of Wight.

A robot rolls down the hall of a hospital.

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