A humanoid robot nicknamed "Surgie" has completed what researchers describe as a landmark step for robotic surgery. In a preclinical study published in the journal Nature, two teleoperated humanoid robots successfully carried out surgical procedures on large non-primate mammals,

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At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the nurse assistant stopped by a patient's room to pick up some lab samples while dropping off toiletries. Then, as the helper's pixilated blue eyes flashed a heart sign to indicate the task had been completed ...

Can a robot help prepare cancer medication in a hospital pharmacy? That's what hospital pharmacist Tjerk Geersing investigated in his Ph.D. research. He compared manual and automated preparations in terms of quality, efficiency, and safety. He graduated on ...

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Hospitals around the world are under pressure to deliver safer, faster, and more consistent care while facing persistent staffing shortages, rising operating costs, and higher patient expectations. In this environment, healthcare leaders are increasingly ...

Varshal Bansal, reporter at Proof News, discusses the nursing robot “Moxi” and why hospital networks stopped using them after they were rolled out in 2019.

Environmental Services team at Dubuque hospital with R2D2, the cleaning robot. (Photo courtesy of Finley Hospital) Three robots are at work in a northeast Iowa hospital, making the final sweep to make sure rooms are disinfected after a patient is discharged.