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BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Carol Marie Cropper |
The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms.   |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Intuitive Surgical's Transparent Future When combined with the latest advances in computer software, it is clear that Intuitive Surgical's future is becoming increasingly transparent -- and positive. Investors, take note. |
Popular Mechanics
May 8, 2008
Chris Ladd |
Autonomous 3D Robot Doc Gets X-Ray Powers With DIY A.I. Looks like the robotic uprising could be headed for the OR after all: Bots can now see through your flesh in three dimensions and direct a mechanical arm to perform a biopsy. |
Popular Mechanics
November 6, 2007
Erik Sofge |
How I Survived a Zero-G Robot Operating Room: Extreme Surgeon Human and robot surgeons compete to see who can perform better in zero gravity. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Of Robots and Rocket-Powered Returns Intuitive Surgical is a stock that meets your need for speed and security, all at once. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2010
Tekla S. Perry |
Dream Jobs 2010: Catherine Mohr Designs Surgical Robots Catherine Mohr went from designing solar planes to surgical robots and couldn't be happier |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Intuitive Surgical Is a Cut Above The maker of medical robots offers hot growth and a red-hot valuation to match. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Devon Rackle |
An Intuitively Obvious Buy Virtually limitless growth, a monopolistic position, and a cheap valuation all make Intuitive Surgical a compelling opportunity. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
Robotic Surgeons Take Over at a Hospital Near You The tool-wielding wrists of the da Vinci can rotate 540 degrees and have seven degrees of freedom, making the tools of the mechanical surgeon more dexterous than instruments held in human fingers. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007
Erik Sofge |
Robot Surgeons From Baghdad to Mars Are Closer Than You Think New robots are being designed to treat wounds that would otherwise be fatal within 30 minutes. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Lora G. Weiss |
Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
I Love Intuitive Surgical Robotic surgeries should have investors' hearts pumping. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2010
Jim Mueller |
Buy, Sell, or Hold Intuitive Surgical? Coming into the quarterly earnings, what should investors do regarding Intuitive Surgical? Here's a quick look at some arguments for the three possibilities. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Intuitive Surgical Sells Itself A hospital's mailing on the company's da Vinci Surgical System could boost demand from patients. Investors, take note. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Brian Bremner |
Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again) U.S. companies chase the fast-growing market for service bots |
Fast Company
May 2009
Chuck Salter |
The Doctor of the Future Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2007
Billy Fisher |
Robust Returns in Robotics Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot arms reel in profits and shares continue to gain steam. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2011
David Meier |
Why I Am Buying MAKO Surgical MAKO Surgical is changing orthopedic surgery, one robot at a time. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Billy Fisher |
Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Bull For a company consistently growing its sales by 50% and maintaining healthy product margins, it's hard to imagine that this medical device maker's stock has yet met its peak. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2005
Rick Munarriz |
Daily Double: Intuitive Surgical While growth investors may not balk at paying 69 times this year's profits for a dynamic growth company like Intuitive Surgical, they may think twice if a bottom line dip prices the company at nearly 80 times forward earnings. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Intuitive Surgical's Beating Heart Investors, there are a lot of reasons to like Intuitive Surgical. Better software will continue to improve surgeons' performance levels in meeting the demanding requirements of cardiovascular surgery. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004 |
Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps. |
Civil War Times
August 19, 2004
Alfred Jay Bollet |
The Truth About Civil War Surgery If you think Civil War surgeons were ill-trained sawbones who loved to amputate -- usually without anaesthesia -- you need to read this! |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2011
Brian Orelli |
What Will Intuitive Surgical Do for an Encore? Intuitive Surgical managed just a 10% year-over-year increase in revenue from sales of its da Vinci Surgical Systems in the fourth quarter of last year. Yet its total revenue increased a solid 21%. How? |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Bomb-sniffing Bot First came the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Now we have iRobot's PackBot EOD (short for explosive-ordnance disposal)... Now virtual surgery and soon a virtual human... |
Wired
May 2002
Michael Behar |
The New Mobile Infantry Battle-ready robots are rolling out of the research lab and into harm's way... |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
My Money Is On This Hot Medical Stock Intuitive Surgical is blazing new paths for surgical procedures. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Are Intuitive Surgical and iRobot Just Babies? Robotic technology is still in the early stages of its development, and it will only get better. The best time for investors to jump in is when that company is young. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Success Is Intuitive Surgical robotics continues to grow, and Intuitive Surgical dominates the market. It's important to note, though, that valuation is a tricky matter when you're dealing with fast-growing companies that are basically pioneering entirely new businesses. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Kim Orr |
Smooth Operator Paul White developed a surgery system that cuts to the heart of the problem. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Of Intuition and Intuitive Surgical Price has decoupled from value, but the company is growing like a weed. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2010
Brian Richards |
Intuitive Surgical: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A look inside the business of the da Vinci robot maker. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Erik Sofge |
America's Robot Army: Are Unmanned Fighters Ready for Combat? The MULE (Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment) is one of many robots being developed for combat. |
Wired
Alex Salkever |
Doc in a Box -- New Surgery Bot Prepares for Battle Nobody wants to have surgery on a battlefield; the idea of having it performed by a robot spider probably doesn't make it sound any less harrowing. |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close. |
National Defense
May 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Soldiers Teaching Robots Battlefield Duties An Army Research Lab is working to instill robots with complex behaviors, thus making them suitable for the battlefield. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John Teresko |
New Roles For Robots Once viewed largely as a way to save on labor costs, robots today have taken on more significant roles in manufacturing. They're part of global competitiveness plans and are seeing, moving and servicing better than ever. |
IndustryWeek
November 17, 2010 |
IW 50: The Art of Making the da Vinci Intuitive Surgical approaches manufacturing with an innovation-first mindset. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Robert Wood |
Fly, Robot Fly Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly |
Popular Mechanics
August 2006
Ken Kamler |
A Visit to NASA's Undersea Lab Will robotics allow physicians to save lives in extreme environments? A trip to the ocean floor will answer that question. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Theberge & Dudek |
Gone Swimmin' An amphibious robot explores aquatic environments and could help save coral reefs, too. |
Wired
January 2006
Robert Capps |
The 50 Best Robots Ever They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Carol Marie Cropper |
Women's Surgery: Less of an Ordeal Laparoscopy -- a minimally invasive technique -- can cut recovery times, leave smaller scars, reduce in-hopital stays, and lower costs. But many gynecologists are not trained to perform these operations, so you may have to ask for it. |
Nursing
December 2011
Judith A. Nagle |
Getting "hip" to hip hemiarthroplasty This article discusses arthroplasty, the surgery used to restore motion to a joint and function to the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues that control the joint. |
National Defense
September 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
The Week in Innovation Investors interested in the future of robotic medical technology, such as neurosurgical robots, carbon nanotubes, and printable organs, should keep an eye on these companies: Intuitive Surgical... IMRIS... Hansen Medical... Stereotaxis... |
