... an unsustainable burden on carers and healthcare providers, Europe is investing heavily in assistive robots. Many European Union-funded, collaborative projects have been conducted and several continue today which build on the extensive body of earlier research. Significant progress is being made, and assistive...

.... It then discusses military developments, industrial load-carrying applications and uses in healthcare. Progress in thought-controlled exoskeletons is discussed briefly, and finally, concluding comments are drawn. Findings – This article shows that, while military interests continue, the dominant application...

... as responding to touch. Robert Bogue can be contacted at: robbogue@aol.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Disabled Elderly Ethics Healthcare Robot One of the most significant demographic events of the twentieth century was the dramatic growth in the aging population...

...Jon Rigelsford © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Robots Medical Healthcare Keywords: Robots, Medical, Healthcare http://www.me.ic.ac.uk/case/mim/ The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory – Imperial College Research into medical robotics for neurosurgery at the Department...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Healthcare Robots Robot arm tracks heartbeat to give surgeons a steady hand Keywords: Healthcare, Robots A robot arm and monitoring system that can help surgeons perform open-heart surgery have been developed by a research team from...

..., place pacemaker wires and stabilise irregular heartbeats robotically. Dr Michler happily repeats himself: "no question but that the future of heart surgery lies in robotics". © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Healthcare Surgery Future of heart surgery seen in robotics Keywords...