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The next phase of six-axis robots
Toshiba Machine’s latest range of six-axis robotshas been launched by TM Robotics, Toshiba Machine’s EMEA and US partner.Toshiba Machine’s six-axis TVM range will be used in a variety of industrial applications, including manufacturing for automotive components, plastics, medical, packaging and the pharmaceutical sector.
Robotics innovations for smart production concepts
The automation industry is booming, and robotics manufacturers are pushing forward with pioneering developments. This will also be reflected at automatica 2018 on the grounds of Messe München from 19th-22nd June 2018. Hybrid robots, cobots, dual-arm robots as well as new four- and six-axis kinematics are paving the way for smart production concepts.
High power density systems demand high current converters
Steve Knoth, Senior Product Marketing Engineer, Power Products at Linear Technology now part of Analog Devices discusses here how high power density systems demand high current converters. The expanding market for high current, low voltage digital ICs reached $9.2bn in 2016. This group of digital ICs includes microcontrollers and microprocessors (µC & µP), programmable logic devices (PLDs), digital signal processors (DSPs), applic...
The evolution of robots - how they might change everything
Episode 1: Grant Imahara visits the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) at Georgia Tech to answer the question 'What is a robot, and how will they redefine the human experience?'
Doctors revive the home visit
Dr. Brown, a native of Washington, D.C., is a family practitioner with a rare practice: he only makes house visits. He sees patients in their homes, at their office or even at their hotel if they’re visiting from out of town. “House calls used to be incredibly common. Some of my geriatric patients still remember the name of their doctor who would make house visits,” Dr. Brown said.
Contact lens with ACUVUE OASYS has transitions light technology
Johnson & Johnson Vision has announced ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions Light Intelligent Technoloy first of its kind contact lens that provides wearers with vision correction and a dynamic photochromic filter that helps to continuously balance the amount of light entering the eye. These contact lenses quickly and seamlessly adjust from clear to dark in response to changing light conditions; reducing exposure to bright light ...
VNS Therapy SenTiva Generator receives CE Mark
LivaNova PLC has announced it received CE Mark for its Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (“VNS Therapy”) System comprised of the SenTiva generator and next-generation Programming System for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (“DRE”). The Company received FDA approval for the full VNS Therapy System in October 2017. The SenTiva generator offers the smallest and lightest responsive therapy with a ...
Bloom2 cardiac stimulator receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Fischer Medical has announced that the Bloom2 cardiac electrophysiology stimulator device has received FDA 510(k) clearance. The Bloom2 stimulator is a fundamental component of nearly all electrophysiology (EP) procedures to diagnose and treat cardiac rhythm disorders. The release of the digital version of the Bloom gives electrophysiologists and EP staff members a modern user interface, eliminates tedious dropdown menus and retains the tact...
Grafted organoids provide insight into neurological disorders
Many neurological disorders—Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, even depression—have lagged behind in new therapies. Because the brain is so complex, it can be difficult to discover new drugs and even when a drug is promising in animal models, it often doesn’t work for humans. Scientists are aiming to change that with stem cell technology by taking skin cells from a patient and turning those cells into neurons.
Using AI to detect heart disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the U.S., one in every four deaths is a result of heart disease, which includes a range of conditions from arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, to defects, as well as blood vessel diseases, more commonly known as cardiovascular diseases.