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Special Reports: Medical
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Robotics & Motion Control - March 2025
From the operating room to the family farm to your next hotel stay, advances in robotics and automation are impacting a wide range of industries. Read all about it in this compendium of articles from the...

Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - March 2025
Researchers achieve near‐void‐free 3D printing…how new laser joining technology is improving implantable device reliability…tips and techniques for adhesive bonding of plastics. Read...

Special Reports: Medical
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Test & Measurement - December 2024
From space satellites to the factory floor to medical labs, innovative test technologies are enabling major performance, quality, and cost improvements. Read about these and other applications in a new report...

Special Reports: Automotive
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Robotics - November 2024
Read about the latest breakthroughs in robots for space exploration, healthcare, factory automation, hazardous waste cleanup, and more in this collection of articles from the editors of Tech Briefs, Medical Design...

INSIDER: Motion Control
Researchers at the German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen, have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a...
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Special Reports: AR/AI
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Medical Robotics - September 2024
This free report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs explores how advances in robotics and AI are improving surgery, patient care, treatment, and device manufacturing.

Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
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Robotics - July 2024
Read about the latest breakthroughs in robots for space exploration, healthcare, factory automation, and more in this collection of articles from the editors of Tech Briefs, Medical Design Briefs, and Aerospace &...

INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have developed a lightweight fluidic engine to power muscle-mimicking soft robots for use in assistive devices. What sets the new engine apart is its ability to...
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - June 2024
Advances in soft robotics manufacturing…high‐speed microscale 3D printing…solving the challenges of manufacturing microbatteries. Read about these and other innovations in this compendium of...

INSIDER: Medical
The idea of injecting microscopic robots into the bloodstream to heal the human body is not new. It’s also not science fiction.
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Special Reports: AR/AI
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MD&M West 2024 - A Closer Look - March 2024
See how human‐machine interfaces are transforming healthcare, digital twins are speeding medical innovation, novel materials are transforming wound healing, and much more in this exclusive...

INSIDER: Materials
“Soft robots,” medical devices and implants, and next-generation drug delivery methods could soon be guided with magnetism — thanks to a metal-free magnetic gel...
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - March 2024
Assembly technology for next-gen robot-assisted surgery…advancing medical device sustainability with new specialty thermoplastics…how to integrate IoT devices to improve safety in medical...

Quiz: Connectivity
PoE is growing ever more powerful and useful. As IoT, automation, smart devices, and connectivity become more ubiquitous, new applications are continuing to expand. Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Robotics - October 2023
Read about the latest advances in robots for space exploration, healthcare, manufacturing, and more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs, Medical Design Briefs, and Aerospace &...

Special Reports: Medical
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - August 2023
New 3D printing technique is a game-changer for medical device testing…automated 3D scanning speeds part inspection…how to eliminate PCB static in medical electronics. Read about these and...

INSIDER: Motion Control
Some 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that damages cells in...
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Blog: Data Acquisition
A new take on an old design using artificial intelligence has the potential to make life incredibly easier for the visually impaired.
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Quiz: Medical
How much do you know about medical robots, a market expected to reach $22.89 billion by 2030? Find out with this quiz.
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Briefs: Medical
A patented self-contained device for isolating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), proteins, and cells without using pipettes or centrifuges has been developed at NASA’s...
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INSIDER: Motion Control
MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons...
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News: Robotics, Automation & Control
A reader asks: "With medical robots, what's in it for surgeons?"
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers have developed a customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.
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News: Medical
IMPLANTABLE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR ADVANCED PROSTHETIC CONTROL The Implantable Myoelectric Sensor (IMES) system transmits localized myoelectric signals simultaneously from...
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Articles: Imaging
The benefits of NASA's space exploration efforts are not limited to the cosmos. NASA technologies provide innovative solutions for people around the world. NASA missions have generated thousands of spinoffs —...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial processes, including pick-and-place assemblies, machining, and welding. Delta...
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Application Briefs: Medical
Quantim Coriolis mass flow controller Brooks Instrument Hatfield, PA 215-362-3527 www.brooksinstrument.com Transporting medical fluids that are manufactured on Earth into...
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