Title :
Automation in the medical field
Author :
Brooks, Jerry ; Brooks, Leigh
Author_Institution :
Avantech, USA
Abstract :
Robots have begun to break out of the industrial world and to be used in other areas. One field to benefit from automation technology has been biomedical research. Cooperation between medical research and industrial automation has resulted in a cost effective laboratory chemical dispensing robot being available.
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomedical equipment; laboratory techniques; robots; automation technology; biomedical research; cost effective; genomics; industrial automation; laboratory chemical dispensing robot; robotic x-y table; Automotive engineering; Bioinformatics; Biomedical engineering; Chemical industry; Genomics; Medical robotics; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Testing; Automation; History, 20th Century; Robotics; United States;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE