Topic: Healthcare

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ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition Announces 15 Finalist Teams

October 22, 2021 · After conducting semifinals testing in Miami last month, the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition has selected teams from eight countries to advance in demonstrating telepresence technology.

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Festo and MassRobotics Choose Four Companies for Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst

October 21, 2021 · Festo and MassRobotics will help the companies chosen for the Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program with introductions, subject-matter experts, and technical and marketing support.

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Zebra Technologies Expands Fetch Robotics Portfolio With Fulfillment Optimization

October 21, 2021 · Zebra Technologies has rebranded and updated Fetch mobile robots and the FetchCore software to streamline order, batch, case, pallet, and each picking workflows.

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Robot Orders in North America for Q2 Increase 67% Year Over Year, Reports A3

October 20, 2021 · In the second quarter of 2021, North American manufacturers increased their orders for robotics to new heights as the pandemic made labor shortages more acute, reported A3.

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Techmetics Robotics Announces In-House Mobile Robot Platforms

October 19, 2021 · Techmetics Robotics developed a mobile base for service robots, but then the pandemic delayed the opening of its U.S. facilities. It has refocused on healthcare and industrial applications.

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Stereotaxis Publishes Positive Outcomes of Robotic Cardiac Ablation in Children

October 13, 2021 · The International Journal of Cardiology has published data demonstrating "superior" outcomes of Stereotaxis' robotic cardiac ablation in pediatric arrhythmia patients.

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First Financial Equipment Leasing Offers to Reduce Risk in Adopting Automation

October 11, 2021 · As companies across industries adopt or add automation, they can benefit from leases that make costs more predictable, says First Financial Equipment Leasing.

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Vicarious Surgical CEO Discusses Novel Approach to Surgical Robotics, SPAC and NYSE Validation

October 1, 2021 · Vicarious Surgical, which recently closed on its SPAC acquisition and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange, is taking a unique approach to robotic surgery.

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Activ Surgical Secures $45M in Series B Funding to Apply Augmented Reality to Surgery

September 30, 2021 · By combining augmented reality, machine learning, and modular robotics, Activ Surgical is looking to reduce surgical errors and offer its products worldwide.

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Unlimited Robotics Unveils Gary Service Robot and Developer Platform

September 27, 2021 · Unlimited Robotics claimed that the developer's platform for its new Gary service robot empowers engineers to build applications even without prior hardware knowledge.

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Pudu Technology Completes Series C Fundraising for Service Robots

September 24, 2021 · Pudu Robotics, which provides mobile service robots that operate around people in restaurants, hotels, and hospitals, has raised close to $155 million in five months.

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Opentrons Raises $200M Series C Funding for Lab Automation, Led by SoftBank

September 23, 2021 · Opentrons Labworks, whose subsidiaries apply AI and robotics to different parts of the life sciences and healthcare markets, will use its funding for more diagnostic tools.

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NVIDIA Working With Open Robotics to Accelerate ROS 2 Perception for Robot Developers

September 22, 2021 · NVIDIA is working to help robotics developers and startups by enabling ROS 2 to run on its Jetson processors for perception, modeling, and training in realistic environments.

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Avidbots Expands Mobile Robot Offerings to Include Disinfection

September 21, 2021 · Avidbots, which is adding a Disinfection Add-On to its Neo floor-cleaning system, has tested multifunction robots at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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SoftBank Robotics and Keenon Robotics Become Global Partners for Service Industry

September 21, 2021 · SoftBank Robotics and Keenan Robotics said their partnership will enable them to serve growing global demand for efficiency in food service, starting in Singapore.

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Thomas H. Lee Partners to Acquire Semiconductor Solutions Group From Brooks Automation for $3B

September 20, 2021 · Thomas H. Lee Partners is acquiring Brooks Automation's namesake group, which will continue to provide automation for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

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GrAI Matter Labs and ADLINK Partner to Integrate SMARC Module With GrAI VIP

September 20, 2021 · GrAI Matter Labs is combining its vision AI processors with ADLINK's development kits to enable smarter and more efficient camera modules on devices at the edge.

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Flow Robotics Brings flowbot ONE Pipetting Robot to North America

September 17, 2021 · Flow Robotics designed flowbot ONE to simply and safely handle liquids, relieving laboratory personnel of tedious or dangerous pipetting. The company

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Keenon Robotics Raises $200M in Series D Funding for Service Robots

September 15, 2021 · Keenon Robotics plans to use its latest financing, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, to develop applications for its mobile service robots and expand into new markets.

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Smart Technics to Integrate Scallog Mobile Robots in Newpharma Warehouse

September 13, 2021 · Scallog's goods-to-person robots will be integrated at Newpharma's new distribution center. Scallog is also demonstrating its new Flexytote robot this week at SITL.

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