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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Trivia: Medical
Historical Devices
Vacuum cleaners were used in what medical device in the early 20th century?
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Laser Machining/Marking
Laser systems, engraving machines, flux-core wires, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
Origami-Inspired Medical Patch Seals Internal Injuries
The patch can be folded around surgical tools.
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INSIDER: Medical
Patients Respond Well to ‘Robotic’ Doctors
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...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
System Turns Soft Robots Rigid on Demand
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...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Sensing Robots Developed to Monitor Patients
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?...
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INSIDER: Materials
Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects into Millirobots for Biomedical Applications
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 objects...
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R&D: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Artificial Aorta Reduces Blood Pressure
A silicone aorta can reduce how hard patients’ hearts have to pump.
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Products: Materials
New Products and Services
Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.
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Features: Medical
Developing an Engineering Ecosystem for Digital Healthcare Systems
The growing digitalization of healthcare systems is increasing the complexity of the tasks connected devices must fulfill — particularly the handling of highly sensitive data.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing Is Transforming the Medical Design Industry: Are You Ready?
Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.
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Technology Leaders: Regulations/Standards
Is a Medical Robot Really a Robot?
There are no true "medical robots," says an industry expert. Here's why.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Medical Design Briefs Product Focus: Disposables
Pressure transducers, check valves, connectors, and more.
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INSIDER: Medical
Team of Robots To Help Manufacture Overflow Healthcare Structures
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...
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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Hospital Robots
In this episode of Here's an Idea, we look at a set of robots already helping out hospitals in the fight against COVID-19.
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Briefs: Medical
Tapping the Brain to Boost Stroke Rehabilitation
A brain-machine interface coupled with robot offers increased benefits for stroke survivors.
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Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Understanding Safety for Specialty Pumps in Medical Device Manufacturing
Sealed pump systems can dramatically improve the safety and efficiency of chemical transfer.
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Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Adapting to Manufacturing Challenges of COVID-19
See how ultrasonic welding technology is being widely used in nonwoven PPE production.
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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Flexible Screen-Printed Rechargeable Battery
The device can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Ultra-Thin, Highly Sensitive Strain Sensors Improve Robotic Arms
The sensors improve the safety and precision of industrial robotic arms.
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R&D: Materials
Metal and Plastic Microrobots Interlock
The two materials are interlocked as closely as links in a chain.
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R&D: Materials
Contact Lenses for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use
By collecting tears, the lenses effectively measure pH and levels of biomarkers.
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Surgical Robotics: The Art of Saving Costs with Cables
Learn about the motion-control options that give robot makers a wider stride than their competitors.
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Features: Electronics & Computers
Designing Rugged Myoelectric Interfaces for Highly Functional Prosthetics
New sensors and high-performance microwiring are extending the performance of active myoelectric prosthetics.
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Features: Tubing & Extrusion
2020 Product Buyer's Guide
In our 2020 Product Buyer's Guide, you'll find a list of manufacturers in more than a dozen medical-device areas.
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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Microrobot Can Flip Through Live Colon
The rectangular robot is as tiny as a few human hairs.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and Services
Magnetic angle sensors, heat-staking platforms, regulatory software, and more.
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Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Small Innovations Could Help Robotic Surgery Become Big Business
Smaller parts and devices will likely play bigger roles in the advancement of robotic surgery and telesurgery.
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Taking Benchtop Fluid Dispensing to a New Level of Process Control
The latest benchtop dispensers provide a high degree of process control, capable of dispensing adhesives, solder pastes, and all other assembly fluids with high consistency.
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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

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.

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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