Among the uses for robotics in healthcare is in safely training medical personnel. This is especially important with ventilator shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaumard Scientific has created HAL, a robotic patient simulator that can be intubated and attached to an actual ventilator. The Miami-based company has spent years improving its simulator mannequins and is working to […]

With the advent of COVID-19, all aspects of life have changed, including healthcare education. Due to the pandemic, there has been an increased reliance on robot-like patient simulators for training. Healthcare education encompasses a broad spectrum from undergraduate student clinical training to in-service training for experienced medical professionals. COVID-19 forced a reimagining of all of […]

Obsidian Therapeutics CEO Dr. Paul Wotton developed a novel solution to the workforce and resource disruption caused by COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. He’s made it available to other biotechs, cost-free. The Problem: When COVID-19 struck the United States hard and fast early this spring, few companies were prepared for the lock downs, the shutdowns, and the […]