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...
Top 7 drug discovery platforms driven by AI and machine learning
Drug discovery is a very long, expensive, and often unsuccessful process. The progress is generally slow, frustrating, and labor-intensive, and usually takes up to...
Artificial brain research – Popular initiatives and projects
The development of AI is tightly coupled with our pursuit of understanding the human brain. The long-term goal is to emulate the brain by...
Using robotics and AI in medicine during pandemic and beyond
Domo arigato, Dr. Roboto!
Perhaps, this could be the phrase we keep hearing very often in the not-too-distant future. After all, robotics and artificial intelligence...
The history of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) – Timeline
Researchers have already demonstrated the human neuroprosthetic control of computer cursors, robotic limbs, and speech synthesizers, using no more than 256 electrodes. These successes...
Top invasive and non-invasive brain-machine interface technologies
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), often called neural-control interfaces (NCI), mind-machine interfaces (MMI), direct neural interfaces (DNI), or brain-machine interfaces (BMI), are direct communication pathways between...
Neuralink – A step closer to human-machine symbiosis
For thousands of years, we have been pushing the limits, watching the final frontier of our abilities move further and further. But as wise...
Deploying drones to fight COVID-19 – What is coming next?
The essential advantage of using drones during the current COVID-19 pandemic, beyond their ability to perform technical tasks efficiently, lies in their capacity to...
Top social distancing devices for offices and workplaces
The only way to stem the spread of COVID-19, until scientists find a vaccine, is social distancing. To ensure business continuity without compromising the...
Guidelines to use an infrared thermometer gun for fever screening
A non-contact or infrared thermometer gun is a device that can quickly determine surface skin temperature of people in high throughput areas such as...
