Robotics & Automation

Get an overview of the global medical robots market. Visit this Medical Design Briefs Robotics and Automation Hub to receive news, expert advice, and essential information – from the history of medical robots to the technologies of tomorrow.

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Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Show Preview: MD&M West
MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products: Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West
Touchless switches, biocompatible adhesives, 3D-printing materials, and more.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Versatile Tool for CNC Machining of Medical Devices
Flexible hones enable machining of complex parts with cross-drilled holes.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Automation in Electronics Manufacturing Enables Better Patient Care
Automation removes the possibility of human error in high-precision or repetitive processes.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inflatable, Shape-Changing Spinal Implants Could Help Treat Severe Pain
The device uses soft robotics, ultra-thin electronics, and microfluidics.
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Products: Design
New Products and Services
Reference design kits, smart textiles, thermoplastic elastomers, and more.
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Podcasts: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Hearing Aids
This episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here’s an Idea™ explores a variety of new-and-improved hearing aids, from $5 “do-it-yourself” devices to advanced systems that monitor brain waves.
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Trivia: Robotics, Automation & Control
Historical Devices
What major event in history was a catalyst for advancements in prosthetics?
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Applications: Motion Control
Advancements in Robotic Magnetic Navigation Technology Enhance Surgical Processes
See how robots are helping to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Soft Sensing Device Detects Skin Disorders Based on Tissue Stiffness
The strain-sensing sheet detects disorders in real time.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable Accelerometer Could Reduce Falls for Seniors
Worn on the fingertips like a thimble, the wearable helps reduce postural sway.
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Products: Medical
Product Focus (July 2021): Molding
CT software, electric robot, molding material, and more.
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Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Scaling Single-Use Liquid Dispensing from R&D to Automated Production
A growing number of companies are turning to sterile, single-use, closed liquid dispensing systems and kits.
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Products: Materials
New Products and Services
EMI filters, plastic optic fibers, power modules, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Mechatronic Integration for Precision Medical Device Linear Motion
See how ground ball screws are becoming a preferred choice for precise linear motion.
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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgery Robots
In this episode of Here’s an Idea, we speak to three researchers who are finding ways to automate surgical tasks, from suturing,to spotting tumors.
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INSIDER: Medical
Sense of Touch Improves Control of Robotic Arm
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,...
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INSIDER: Medical
Soft Robotics: High-Performance Artificial Muscle Technology
Researchers have devleoped a new, high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables more human-like motion due to its flexibility and adaptability but outperforms human...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
First Human Use of High-Bandwidth Wireless Brain-Computer Interface
For the first time, BrainGate clinical trial participants with tetraplegia have demonstrated use of an intracortical wireless BCI with an external wireless transmitter. The...
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INSIDER: Medical
Engineers Combine AI and Wearable Cameras in Self-Walking Robotic Exoskeletons
Using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology, newly developed exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own. The...
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Supplements: Materials
Summer 2021 Resource Guide
Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product of the Month
The Cordis flow controller requires less than a one-minute warmup.
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R&D: Photonics/Optics
Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor
An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.
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Products: Materials
New Products and Services
Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.
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Trivia: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Historical Devices
This medical device, once also used to castrate horses, was used to remove tumors, cysts, and hemorroids in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products & Services
Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.
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R&D: Materials
Wearable Sensor Measures Lactate Concentration in Real Time
Researchers have developed a soft and nonirritating microfluidic sensor for the real-time measurement of lactate concentration in sweat.
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Careful Selection of Seal Material Essential to Ensure Reliable Operations
Learn how sealing materials have been developed to meet the most stringent needs in life sciences applications.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Immersive Mixed Reality: Moving Automation Technologies to the Cloud
See how immersive mixed reality has helped medtech manufacturers maintain factory output despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.
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Top Stories

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INSIDER: Medical

Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery

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Features: Medical

Built to Adapt: Rethinking Contract Manufacturing for a New Era

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Features: Materials

OEM Toll Processing Advances High-Value Products

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From the Editor: Medical

From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026

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INSIDER: Medical

Oxygen Scavenger Doubles Biosensor Performance

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Features: AR/AI

Engineering for the Future: The Trends Transforming Medtech in 2026

Ask the Expert

Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.

Webcasts

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Podcasts: Medical

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Medical

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

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Podcasts: Design

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

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Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Green Design & Manufacturing

Material Science Innovations for Medical Devices

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

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