CIS news

• A 2011 patent on Robot-mounted surgical table - apparently, Ethicon is also interested in the field
• A single-port version of the da Vinci-alternatives from Korea
• Intuitive's Q2 results are out - a little below the expected value - although, some expected even better results
• A broken piece of a da Vinci tool left in the patient after hysterectomy - read more about da Vinci errors
• CyberKnife M6 is getting ready
• Updates on the OpthoMag eye surgery robot from ETH Zürich is moving towards clinical trials 
• ARTAS Robotic System for hair restoration is catching on
• Stanford starts using the Corindus Vascular Robotic System
• A mobile robot from VGo Comm and Children's in Boston for visiting/monitoring the elders at home and also to look after kids after surgery.
• Will a robot care for my mom? TEDx talk
• A nice article on robots in healthcare

• MediMass' iKnife featured on MedGadget
• Sony's new surgical HMD
• Gyroset - innovative control for wheelschairs

• Tenure Track Faculty Position in BME and Biomedical Robotics
• PostDoc opening at the University of Chicago on a parallel medical robot system  

ARTAS® Insights Patient Experience Series - Overview of the ARTAS® Robotic System from Restoration Robotics, Inc. on Vimeo.
 Image credit: Restoration Robotics