Robotics/Prosthetics

Researchers created tiny "nanodrills" that were able to cut themselves into the cells of worms and plankton. They could even cure skin diseases.

It's Time to Die

The result was pure carnage — on a microscopic scale

Brutal "Nanodrills" Can Kill Tiny Living Worms and Water Fleas

A Dutch robot named MUSA has successfully performed supermicrosurgery on a human for the first time, which only a handful of doctors worldwide can do.

Domo Arigato, Dr. Roboto

The cuts in question were under a millimeter. 

Meet MUSA, the Robot That Just Aced Supermicrosurgery for the First Time

To cut down on risky human contact, doctors in Washington State are using robots and video conferences to monitor their coronavirus patient.

Skyping In

One easy trick to avoid catching a deadly pathogen.

American Doctors Are Treating a Coronavirus Patient With a Robot

On Saturday, a man named Adam Gorlitsky, who is paralyzed from the waist down, broke a world record for finishing a marathon wearing a robotic exoskeleton.

New Record

"I want to challenge [the previous record holder] to a one-on-one exoskeleton race one day."

Paralyzed Man Runs Marathon In Robotic Exoskeleton

When the Department of Veterans Affairs refused to pay for a disabled veteran's prosthetic legs, the company that provided the limbs came to repo them.

Yoink

This is shameful.

Healthcare Company Repossesses Veteran's Prosthetic Legs

Older folks in Japan are using exoskeletons to help them do their jobs as they are spending more of their lives in the workforce, as New Scientist reports.

Robo Seniors

"The father is in his 70s and was supposed to retire but is still working with our muscle suit."

The Elderly in Japan are Using Exoskeletons to Delay Retirement

A blind man who went through brain surgery to get outfitted with a new bionic eye says he can see some things for the first time in years.

What looks like everyday sunglasses is actually a camera linked to a brain implant.

A Man's New Bionic Eye Lets Him See After an Accident Blinded Him

Paralyzed Army veteran Terry Hannigan Vereline used an exoskeleton to complete the 2019 New York City Marathon over the course of three days.

Marathon Woman

"Words cannot express the feelings I had crossing the finish line."

Paralyzed US Veteran Uses Exoskeleton to Complete a Marathon

An Indian doctor used a remotely controlled robot to perform heart surgery on five patients while he was 20 miles away from the operating table.

Dr. Robot

When the patient was on the operating table, the doctor was 20 miles away. 

Doctor Uses Robot to Perform First Long-Distance Heart Surgery

New artificial intelligence and virtual reality tools are making it easier for doctors and their patients to fit new prosthetic limbs.

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