David Wagner: 10 More Robots That Could Change Healthcare

1. Social Robots- "family robots" like Jibo entertain patients especially children to help them stay calm
2. Elder Care- Designed to be nonthreatening in appearance, "Riba" the robot lifts elderly patients out of bed, so their linens can be changed
3. Robots with muscles- This enhancement makes them more efficient and easier to design than a series of motors, which have limited range of motion and direction
4. Therapy robots- An exoskeleton that will move a patients body for them and will have sensors to determine pain level, range of motion, and even brain activity
5. Prosthetics that think-Meka Robotics has designed a prosthetic limb that has the control and range of motion to recreate human movement
6. Training devices- One of the rarest and most valuable gifts for doctors is hands-on training
7. Cosmetic surgery- Not all robots are here to save humanity, some are designed just to make us look better
8. Creepy crawlies- Tiny wormlike robots that go into your body or even brain to "eat" a cancerous growth
9. Biofunction robots- The purpose of these robots is to learn more about our bodies by recreating actions such as vomiting or pooping
10. Lab technician robots- A machine that can draw blood from a patient without the chance of human error

Source: Information Week Healthcare
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