Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications: Packaging & Sterilization
Briefs: Tubing & Extrusion
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tiny tumbling soft robots that can be controlled with rotating magnetic fields can climb slopes, tumble upstream against fluid flow, and deposit substances at precise...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers are reporting a breakthrough in the field of materials science and engineering with the development of an electrochemical actuator that uses specialized organic...
INSIDER: Medical
Equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and its own on-board computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer blind and visually impaired users...
Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Trivia: Medical
What major event in history was a catalyst for advancements in prosthetics?
Applications: Medical
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
INSIDER: Medical
A team of has demonstrated how adding brain stimulation evokes tactile sensations that make it easier for the operator to manipulate a brain-controlled robotic arm. In their experiment,...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have devleoped a new, high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables more human-like motion due to its flexibility and adaptability but outperforms...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
For the first time, BrainGate clinical trial participants with tetraplegia have demonstrated use of an intracortical wireless BCI with an external wireless transmitter....
INSIDER: Medical
Using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology, newly developed exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own....
Supplements: Wearables
Products: Packaging & Sterilization
Briefs: Medical
INSIDER: Medical
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some healthcare interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between healthcare workers and sick patients. However, a key...
INSIDER: Medical
Working with computer simulations, researchers have developed a concept for a soft-bodied robot that can turn rigid on demand. The approach could enable a new generation of robots that combine the...
INSIDER: Medical
Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday?...
INSIDER: Materials
Researchers have developed an easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated...
Technology Leaders: Robotics, Automation & Control
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new research effort aims to improve manufacturing of rapidly deployed structures in order to address future shortages of medical care and quarantine facilities. This...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
R&D: Materials
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Nanofiber Bandages Fight Infection, Speed Healing
INSIDER: Medical
DNA Particles That Mimic Viruses Hold Promise as Vaccines
Features: Wearables
2024: Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Healthcare
INSIDER: Medical
AI-Powered ‘Eye’ Helps Visually Impaired to See
INSIDER: Medical
Building the Internet of Bio-Nano Things
Podcasts: Medical
Ask the Expert
John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.
Webcasts
Webinars: Materials
Top 3 Factors Impacting the Useful Life of Medical Devices
Upcoming Webinars: Software
Electromagnetic Heating Simulation – Emerging Medical...
Podcasts: Wearables
A Breakthrough in Wearable Neuromodulation
Podcasts: Wearables
Navigating Clinical Trials with Wearables
Podcasts: Wearables
Powering Wearables: Balancing Battery Life with Power Efficiency
Podcasts: Wearables
Inside Story
Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Residual Levels for Medical Devices
To find out more about the expertise required to establish safe EO Residual levels for medical devices, Medical Design Briefs recently spoke with Leonard Harris, Manager, Chemistry and Container Testing for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).