The second device under testing at Fujita Health University Hospital is a robot that transports patient samples. Nurses with samples for testing can summon the robot with a smartphone app.

“Robot-assisted surgery is an inevitable trend given all the benefits it affords,” said Shaihong Zhu, a lead researcher of the Micro Hand S collaborative project from the Third Xiangya Hospital.

A hospital has welcomed robotic technology to its operating department for use on patients needing a knee joint replacement. The University Hospital of Hartlepool said the technology would help ...

Markham Stouffville Hospital has opened its own pharmacy for the public. Oak Valley Health announced Jan. 30 the opening of the outpatient pharmacy located in the main lobby of the hospital — but this ...

Fourth-graders from Sugar Creek Elementary School said it was the best field trip they had ever taken, meeting the robot they named Gizmo at Hancock Regional Hospital. Photo provided The students ...

Robot-assisted paediatric surgeries have better outcomes and require a shorter hospital stay than conventional surgeries, doctors said. Such surgeries cause minimal blood loss and ensure a faster ...