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: Materials
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: Medical
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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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: Medical
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: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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: Packaging & Sterilization
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: Nanotechnology
Microrobot Can Flip Through Live Colon
The rectangular robot is as tiny as a few human hairs.
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Products: Regulations/Standards
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: Robotics, Automation & Control
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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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and ServicesBriefs
Sleep-tracking sensors, stepper motors, electromechanical actuators, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Robotics, Automation & Control
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: Medical
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: Medical
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: Medical
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: Software
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: Medical
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: Medical
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: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Pumps and Valves
Fluid control valves, sinusoidal pumps, and more.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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: Robotics, Automation & Control
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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Top Stories

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INSIDER: Medical

Hydrogels: The Future of Bone Implants

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INSIDER: Medical

Adaptable Drug-Delivery Platform Accelerates Next-Gen Medicine

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Briefs: Wearables

Sweat-Powered Sticker Turns Drinking Cup Into a Health Sensor

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Features: Medical

Inside the OEM: Intuitive’s Next Chapter — Scaling Robotics, Data, and...

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Briefs: AR/AI

AI-Generated Sensors Open New Paths for Early Cancer Detection

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Briefs: Medical

The Strategic Advantage of Automation in Medical Device Manufacturing

Ask the Expert

Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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Webcasts

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Podcasts: Design

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World

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Podcasts: Medical

The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...

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Podcasts: Design

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

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Podcasts: Design

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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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