surgical robots
3D Printing Used to Create Optimized Surgical Snake Robot
Intraluminal surgical procedures are those that take place within the walls of an organ, particularly tubular ones. In a paper entitled “Rolling-Joint Design Optimization for Tendon Driven Snake-like Surgical Robots,”…
First Robotic Spinal Surgery in France Helps Little Boy with Severe Scoliosis Sit Up Straight
If you thought an autonomous robot dentist implanting 3D printed teeth into a patient’s mouth was astoundingly innovative and maybe a little scary, buckle your seat belt – for the…
Robotic Dentist Implants 3D Printed Teeth in Woman’s Mouth in Autonomous Surgery
We’ve all volunteered for things in our lives, whether it’s something we want to do or something we may not be super excited about. Many volunteers are needed in the medical…
3D Printed MRI-Compatible Biopsy Robot Works to Diagnose Breast Cancer
I first truly became aware of 3D technology sometime in 2010 or 2011, when I went to the mall with my co-worker during our lunch break to grab a chili…
Researchers Develop Technique to 3D Print Flexible, Electronic Sensory Devices, Bringing Us One Step Closer to Printing on Human Skin
Researchers have been working hard to create 3D printed robotic prosthetic hands that look, and feel like, a real human hand; a team at the University of Wollongong developed a…