Tag: ROBOTICARM

Today, a cardiologist in England will attempt to become the world's first doctor to execute a heart operation via a remotely controlled robotic arm and advanced 3-D mapping technology. The doctor, André Ng, is scheduled to perform an operation to correct an irregular heart rhythm, called atrial fibrillation (AF), in a 63-year-old man. To pull off the feat, he'll be using the Amigo ...

With a massive, controllable robotic arm, many unprecedented and momentous tasks become achievable. Such an appendage could perform difficult rescue missions, extraordinary construction tasks and urgent emergency responses. But, its greatest perk might be the reactive, mid-air environment it can contribute to incredibly awesome gaming sessions. Germany's Max Planck Institute for Biological ...

In 2008, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated technology which effectively allowed a monkey to control a robotic arm with its brain. The researchers, directed by Dr. Andrew Schwartz, implanted microelectrodes into the simian's noggin that enabled the primate to manipulate a mechanical system composed of a "hand," an arm, an elbow and a shoulder joint. At the time, ...

We've seen LEGO creations pour beer and solve Rubik's Cubes, so the fact that an enthusiast tried to build a fully articulating robotic arm is not particularly surprising. What is shocking, though, is the level of success that Polish brick-builder Paul (who goes by the handle Sariel) attained, let alone that he threw it together in only two days. Sariel's LEGO arm is capable of rotating 360 ...

Sure, it's not uncommon to see one robot arm take a break from productivity to engage in some shenanigans potentially fraught with peril, but two robot arms slacking off and wielding weapons? Well, that's cause for some sort of celebration. As you can see in the video after the break, however, whomever was responsible for this madness didn't completely let the arms loose on each other, which we ...