10 types of recycling machinery used for waste management
Waste materials that we generate relentlessly every day create serious environmental and health challenges in all countries. Indiscriminate and inappropriate domestic litter disposal habits...
COVID-19 and mental health: Why socially assistive robots are better than humans
2020 has been the most stressful year with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, negatively affecting the mental health of nearly 78% of the...
Ambient assisted living (AAL) for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases
The concept of a smart home or smart environment consists of a network of smart sensors, wearables, and automated mechanisms in the Internet of...
Wearables in medical insurance – Opportunities and Pitfalls
The proliferation of wearables and the data they generate have some benefits to insurers. Offering wearables to insurance policyholders presents new opportunities not previously...
Wearables for heart monitoring – Frequently asked questions from users
Earlier wearable technologies were designed and used to collect the most basic health information, primarily related to exercise, such as the number of steps,...
Fighting COVID-19: Interview with Dr. Eric Dusseux, CEO of BIONIK Laboratories
While millions of people worldwide stay at home to minimize the transmission of COVID-19, healthcare workers and hospital staff do the exact opposite! They...
Top 17 healthcare companies with robust wearable technologies
Wearables are non-invasive, lightweight, multifunctional, smart electronic devices that incorporate sensors and wireless communications into various consumer accessories and clothes to capture, analyze, and...
Top 5 small robotic systems for minimally invasive surgeries (MIS)
Surgical robotics is a fascinating interdisciplinary field of medical engineering, transforming global healthcare by pushing the frontiers of innovation towards improved clinical outcomes.
The advantages...
Capsule robots – The future of gastrointestinal diagnosis
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in the small intestine and colon are incredibly harmful to the public’s health. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third-highest among all...
Top four medium-sized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platforms
The introduction of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) some 20 years ago marked a milestone in operative medicine. Since then, it has made tremendous progress...
Review of four large robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platforms
Since its introduction, computer-aided and robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has been rapidly adopted to the extent that it has already assumed an essential position in...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty – Benefits and risks
A pyeloplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or remove any obstruction, i.e., a blockage or narrowing (stricture), at the ureteropelvic junction where the...
