Robotics
Cera, Europe’s largest HealthTech, has announced it is signing up one new Local Government every week as part of the fastest ever rollout of care robots in UK home care. The expansion comes as health and care services face mounting pressure across the country. Around 2 million people aged over 65 in England are now [...]
Patients in England face a postcode lottery for robot-assisted surgery on the NHS, an investigation has found. The study, based on Freedom of Information requests, found London has 28 robotic surgical systems across its NHS trusts, compared with just six across the South West of England. There is no standard funding model for the equipment, [...]
The Clementine Churchill Hospital, part of Circle Health Group is the UK’s first private hospital to install Intuitive’s da Vinci 5 Surgical System. Specially designed to support the delivery of minimally invasive procedures in general surgery, urology, gynaecology and other specialities, da Vinci 5 is a revolutionary new robotic-assisted surgical system which is now operational [...]
A gathering of some of the most respected and forward-thinking minds in surgery will take place at The Surgeon Show 2026 on Friday, 20 February, at The Minster Building, Central London. Positioned as one of the UK’s most influential surgical gatherings, this invitation-only, one-day summit will convene consultant surgeons, clinical directors, policymakers, healthcare innovators and [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest research developments in the world of health technology. Mini-camera and AI predicts recurrent heart attack Measurements with a miniature camera inside the coronary arteries can accurately predict whether someone will suffer a recurrent heart attack. Until now, interpreting these images was so complex that only specialized laboratories could perform [...]
A robot trained using surgical videos has performed a gallbladder removal on a life-like patient model, achieving a level of precision described as equal to that of a skilled human surgeon. The system completed 17 tasks independently, including identifying blood vessels, placing surgical clips, and cutting tissue with scissors. It also adapted to changes during [...]
Shravan Govindaraj, Product Marketing Manager at XP Power, shares insights on why the infrastructure behind intelligent power solutions are the silent pillars in today’s operating rooms. Saving Lives Through Technology In a world where technology reigns supreme, surgical robotics has proven itself to be a revelation, being one of the most transformative innovations out there. [...]
The NHS expects robot-assisted techniques to be used in nine out of 10 keyhole operations within the next decade, up from around one in five today, as part of plans to cut elective care waiting times. Robotic surgery allows surgeons to control precision instruments using a console with a 3D camera, offering greater dexterity than [...]
Spinal surgery has long been one of the most demanding fields in modern medicine — where fractions of a millimetre can define the line between relief and long-term dysfunction. For decades, surgeons have worked under significant constraints: visualising deep structures through small incisions, correcting deformity in delicate regions, and placing instrumentation by feel and fluoroscopic [...]
Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–researchers say. Equine-assisted interventions (EAIs) offer a powerful alternative to traditional talking therapies for patients with PTSD, trauma and autism, who struggle to express and regulate emotions through words alone. The University of Bristol study recommends that therapeutic [...]
