robotics

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12 January 2021

Kettering Hospital builds ‘Mary Bot’ to automate Covid reporting

Kettering set out to use robotic process automation to create the trust’s daily Covid-19 situation report, collecting data from its
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Robotic Surgery
8 December 2020

South Tees leads the way for robotic surgery in NHS

Surgical teams at The James Cook University Hospital now have three da Vinci robots, allowing them to treat patients with
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9 September 2020

Government pledges £32m for transformative health technology projects

The projects range from an AI x-ray scanner to diagnose cancer more quickly and robotic muscles to assist those recovering
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1 April 2020

‘World’s first’ multi-user conversational robots to support elderly healthcare

A four-year project funded by Horizon2020 will develop socially assistive robots able to perform “open social conversation” in a healthcare
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Pepper the robot
30 January 2020

New partnership to explore use of robots at North Bristol NHS Trust

The partnership with Bristol Robotics Laboratory will centre on the development of AI and robotics capable of supporting patients at
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27 January 2020

Robotic heart and 3D ‘map’ among finalists for £30m BHF grant

The charities Big Beat Challenge is a global initiative to galvanise researchers and inspire transformational solutions to tackle cardiovascular disease.
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Robotic Surgery
16 January 2020

Legal considerations when it comes to robotics in surgery

Hamza Drabu, a partner at DAC Beachcroft, considers some of the main legal considerations associated with contracting for robotics used
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21 October 2019

Imaging, robotics and AI to form part of new international cancer research

Charities and universities have teamed up to form the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection to develop new strategies for
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18 September 2019

UK’s success in robotic surgery will be ‘undermined’ by Brexit

An Imperial College study found there is a “consensus” that Brexit is likely to “undermine the UK’s status as a
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24 June 2019

Surgeons in North East first to use robotic arm in knee replacements

Knee replacement surgery involves a MAKO robotic arm, designed to enable the highest accuracy and guide surgeons during surgery.
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