Total artificial heart (TAH) or bionic heart – Pros and cons
Nearly 23 million people worldwide are affected by heart failure every day, and the risk is known to rise with advancing age. Additionally, 5%...
Vein scanner for venipuncture: Is it a game-changer?
Venipuncture can be a daunting and anxiety-inducing experience for patients, especially the ones with hard-to-find veins. The myriad of new technology available in the...
Telepresence robots for physical and psychological wellbeing
Telepresence refers to technologies used to create a sense of physical presence at a remote place. Telepresence robots allow human operators to be virtually...
The future of robotics in neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is a specialty that involves operating under a microscope for high precision and careful tissue handling. The brain is a 3-dimensional structure enclosed...
Potential safety hazards of rehabilitation robots
As new technologies become available and the need for physical rehabilitation grows, rehabilitation robots have become increasingly relevant in recent years. A rehabilitation robot...
Telesurgery and surgical robotics – 7 predictions for 2022
Surgery has evolved from open surgery to robotic surgery, which is in continuous development, proving to be a better therapeutic option in certain procedures...
AI in drug discovery – Advantages and disadvantages
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in various fields of pharmacy like drug discovery, drug delivery formulation development, polypharmacology, hospital pharmacy, etc.
The drug...
7 applications of nanorobotics in dentistry
Nanotechnology until now has been seen only in science fiction stories and movies, but the upcoming future is now promising us to turn this...
Potential use of sex robots in elderly and disabled care
Sexual health is more than the absence of sexually transmitted diseases, sexual dysfunction, and sexual violence. Rather, it includes sexual well-being that contributes to...
Different types of healthcare robots explained
Healthcare robots differ from all other robots and deserve our special attention due to their direct interactions with human users in surgical theaters, rehabilitation...