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Outsourcing health and medical care to technology
Implications - Doctors and nurses are increasingly being assisted—or replaced—by technological advances in robotics and machinery. Routine medical visits may become less commonplace in the future as robotic devices that assist in at-home, self diagnostic health care inundate the marketplace.
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Immortality Through RobotsThe 'Oboe' Robot Keeps Memories of Your Loved One AliveThough none of us, to my knowledge, has the Highlander gift of immortality, the Japanese aim seems to be to take us as close as possible to acquiring it. Albeit in a creepy cybernetic way, 'Oboe' is designed… [More] |
Nurse RobotsRIBA Assists and Interacts with HumansThe RIBA robot, which stands for “Robot for Interactive Body Assistance,†is ready to take over for human nurses in hospitals.
Designed by Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and… [More] |
Home Medicine MachinesWatinee Leewongjaroen's Memo Saves SeniorsThe Memo is exactly what it sounds like. Well, not completely, but the intention is all there.
Watinee Leewongjaroen’s Memo is an at-home robot built to provide care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.… [More] | |||||||||
Micro-Medical TestsSignos Personal Ultrasound by Signostics Holds 20,000 ImagesSignostics’ Signos Personal Ultrasound is the latest in medical testing. Signos weighs about half a pound and is about the size of a PDA.
The small size of this ultrasound system will allow smaller… [More] |
Cute Rehabilitation RobotsTaizou Offers Beneficial Exercises While Keeping a Smile on His FaceThe National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has revealed a new innovation in physiotherapy. Taizou is a very happy and lovable robot that is designed to assist the elderly… [More] |
Artificial Bones That GrowThe Wright Medical REPIPHYSIS Implants for Pedatric PatientsWhen children have cancer that invades their bones, they often face multiple surgeries and a lifetime of problems. The fact that the bones in a child are still growing means that tampering with those bones… [More] | |||||||||
