![Origami Robot Unfolds to Perform Procedure [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/05/MIT-origami-robot.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | May 16, 2016 | General News, Medical
We all know what robots look like. They are mechanical humanoids with legs and arms and a torso, and they walk stiffly so that we know they aren’t people. But some robots have unusual forms, such as an origami robot that has been created by scientists from...
![MIT Smart Bandage Carries Sensors [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/MIT-hydrogel-bandage.jpg?resize=600%2C276)
by Alfred Poor | December 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Imagine a bandage that can sense when the tissue underneath is inflamed, and can automatically deliver drugs in response. Imagine that the bandage can even produce a visible alert when infection is detected. And imagine that this bandage uses a material that is tough,...
by riddhi | November 5, 2015 | General News, Medical
The “SMART” bandage system stands for “Sensing, Monitoring, And Release of Therapeutics”. This new technology monitors wounds in real-time as it helps them heal, and is in the development phase by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at...
![New Fabric Is Also the Sensor [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/07/Footfalls-and-Hearbeats.jpg?resize=600%2C285)
by Alfred Poor | July 17, 2015 | Medical
If you’ve ever had an injury where you needed to have a leg or an arm wrapped with an elastic compression bandage, you have probably experienced firsthand the biggest problem with this treatment. “Is that too tight? Is it too loose?” The person...
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2015 | Medical
It looks a lot like a costume from the movie Tron, but it’s actually the prototype for a new sock that is designed to prevent injuries to the feet of diabetic patients. Diabetes can lead to circulation problems and loss of sensation in the feet, and patients...
