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Otsaw wins contract to expand healthcare robotics across US

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Otsaw, a developer of autonomous robotics and operations-technology healthcare solutions, has received a contract from Vizient, the largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company in the United States.

This agreement grants Otsaw expanded access to Vizient’s vast network of US health system clients, including over 65 percent of the nation’s acute care providers, 97 percent of academic medical centers, and a broad range of community, pediatric, and non-acute healthcare facilities.

Otsaw has successfully completed Vizient’s rigorous evaluation and due diligence process, giving healthcare providers confidence in the quality, safety, and value of Otsaw’s autonomous robotics solutions. [Read more…] about Otsaw wins contract to expand healthcare robotics across US

What is Robotics in Healthcare? Top AI Use Cases, Benefits and Challenges

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The rise of custom healthcare software development services has accelerated the adoption of robotics in medicine. What was once seen as futuristic is now a daily reality in many hospitals worldwide.

Robots assist in delicate surgeries, support patients during rehabilitation, disinfect hospital spaces, and even help doctors consult remotely.

By combining AI, machine learning, and advanced engineering, healthcare robotics is reshaping medical practices, making them safer, faster, and more efficient. [Read more…] about What is Robotics in Healthcare? Top AI Use Cases, Benefits and Challenges

Beyond manufacturing: Cobots in healthcare, labs, and food service

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When you hear the word “robot”, you probably picture a massive, unmoving arm on an assembly line, precisely welding car parts or lifting heavy machinery. And for good reason – industrial robots have revolutionized manufacturing for decades. 

But a new breed of robotic assistants, collaborative robots or cobots, are breaking free from the factory floor, proving their versatility and value in an array of surprising environments.

Designed to work safely alongside humans, cobots are now making significant inroads into fields like healthcare, laboratory research, and even food service, transforming how we approach tasks in these diverse sectors. [Read more…] about Beyond manufacturing: Cobots in healthcare, labs, and food service

Diligent Robotics appoints former Cruise executives as CTO and COO

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Diligent Robotics, developers of AI-native humanoid robots, have appointed two former Cruise executives to its leadership team: Rashed Haq as chief technology officer (CTO) and Todd Brugger as chief operating officer (COO).

With deep technical and commercial go-to-market expertise in autonomous vehicles and AI, the pair will help fuel the company’s next phase of growth as it gears up for expansion beyond its initial application of US hospital logistics.

Haq most recently served as Cruise’s VP, head of AI and Robotics, where he built the foundation of end-to-end autonomy for self-driving vehicles and helped scale Cruise to 5+ million miles of fully driverless vehicles in 5+ cities. [Read more…] about Diligent Robotics appoints former Cruise executives as CTO and COO

Robots to completely take over the lives of elderly people in Japan

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The government of Japan is planning to have robots take over the lives of the nation’s elderly citizens, according to a report in The Guardian. 

Japan’s elderly people are a growing proportion of the total population of 127 million, and taking care of them is becoming an issue of increasing concern.

Currently, there are around 33 million people in Japan who are over the age of 65, which is about a quarter of the total population.

According to The Guardian, the number of healthcare workers who can take care of the elderly will not be enough to meet growing needs.  [Read more…] about Robots to completely take over the lives of elderly people in Japan