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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Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Single-Use Applications Maximize Biomanufacturing Agility
One of the biggest challenges biomanufacturers face is downtime — something single-use technologies overcome.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Microscale Robotics Help Improve Surgical Control
An origami-inspired miniature robot moves in multiple dimensions to help correct hand tremors and other disturbances during teleoperation. The robot is the size of a tennis ball, weighs...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic System Remotely Controls Ventilators In COVID-19 Patient Rooms
A new robotic system may help hospitals preserve protective gear, limit staff exposure to COVID-19, and provide more time for clinical work. The robotic system gives...
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INSIDER: Medical
Robotic Muscles Could Turn Back Body Clock by 2050
A new project will explore how artificial muscles could radically transform treatment options in the future and effectively turn back the body clock. emPOWER robotic muscles will be...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services
Corrosion-resistant marking, robot cells, medical freezers, and more.
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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Optical Tracking System Helps Improve Exoskeleton Fit
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new measurement method to test whether an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Product Focus: Mechanical Components
Proportional control, modular connectors, power supplies, and more.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robot Takes Contact-Free Measurements of Patient Vital Signs
During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a healthcare worker’s job is assessing people who have symptoms of COVID-19. Researchers from MIT, Boston...
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News: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Freudenberg Medical Acquires Merit Medical's Hypotube Manufacturing Business
Freudenberg Medical, a global developer and manufacturer of specialty components and finished products for the medical device industry, has acquired the dedicated...
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Applications: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Approach to Fastener Design Prevents Loosening in Medical Devices
Even the latest medical and biomedical innovations, from imaging equipment to sensors, require fasteners that never fail.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic Arm Helps Perform Delicate Surgeries
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures.
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Products: Medical
Product Focus: Pumps and Valves
Fluid control valves, sinusoidal pumps, and more.
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Products: Packaging & Sterilization
New Products and Services
Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.
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Products: Data Acquisition
August 2020, Product Focus: Connectors/Wires/Cables
EDM wire, PCB connectors, and more.
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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
New High-Flow Valve for Portable Oxygen Concentrator Systems
Battery-powered, highly portable oxygen concentrators are a growing trend in patient mobility, but building the devices is still an engineering challenge.
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Briefs: Medical
Researchers Incorporate Computer Vision, Uncertainty into AI for Robotic Prosthetics
The software enables people using robotic prosthetics to walk in a more natural manner on different types of terrain.
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Features: Medical
Developing Products Amid COVID-19: Innovating Production Systems for Surgical Mechanical Cable Making
Makers of medical, exoskeletal and surgical products that use cables are still asking for stronger, more flexible materials.
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Products: Motion Control
New Products & Services
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.
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R&D: Medical
Drug-Loaded Microrobots Attach to Cancer Tissue
A drug-loaded microrobotic needle effectively targets cancerous tissue in lab experiments without needing continuous application of a magnetic field.
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Weiss-Aug Expands R&D, Automation with Launch of New Division, Lupine Research
The Weiss-Aug Group, a manufacturing partner for precision metal stamping, injection molding, and integrated component assembly, and Boulder, CO–based Lupine...
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INSIDER: Medical
Robotic Surgery Market Rapidly Expanding
The robotic surgery market is currently in a rapid state of expansion. It has welcomed dozens of new companies in the last decade, and the range of technologies, uses, and applications of robotic...
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Products: Tubing & Extrusion
Product Focus: Fluid Handling
Cavity pumps, transfer tubing, proportional valve, and more.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products & Services
Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.
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Features: RF & Microwave Electronics
Advanced EMI Filters Improve Brush DC Motors
Billions of brush DC motors are manufactured annually worldwide, a figure that is expected to increase over the next 10 years.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
VAT Helps Sensirion Ramp Up Production of Urgently Needed Medical Flow Sensors
VAT, a manufacturer of high-end vacuum valves, is providing crucial valves needed for the production of the development of medical flow sensors. Flow sensors are a...
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
Clippard Adds Staff to Address COVID-19 Demands
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis unlike anything the world has ever faced, and Clippard recognizes its unique role as a manufacturer of critical components and subassemblies for...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products & Services
Gas valves, flame-resistant polymers, robot actuators, and more.
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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Robot Does Superior Job Sampling Blood
A blood-sampling robot performed as well (or better) than people.
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Global Innovations: Robotics, Automation & Control
Getting a Grip: An Innovative Mechanical Controller Design for Robot-Assisted Surgery
The new design combines both pinch and power grips.
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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

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.

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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