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Edinburgh Futures Institute has officially opened its doors to the public in the transformed and revitalised Old Royal Infirmary building.

Ameca, said to be the 'world's most advanced' humanoid robot, is set to make robotics more accessible thanks to a groundbreaking initiative by the National Robotarium.

High growth potential, technology-driven scale-ups, from the UK, Europe and internationally are now being offered the opportunity to join the eighth cohort of the University of Edinburgh’s globally renowned AI Accelerator programme. Click to read more...

Next-generation socially assistive robots have been successfully tested in a healthcare setting to assist patients and relieve pressure on nursing staff as part of a hospital trial co-conducted by researchers from the UK’s National Robotarium in Paris, France.

Bioliberty, a medtech start-up which has created a soft robotic glove to help rehabilitate stroke patients, has secured a £435,000 project from the Biomedical Catalyst, Innovate UK’s flagship grant funding mechanism.

Objective To evaluate the impact of implementing a high sensitivity assay for cardiac troponin I on long term outcomes in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Design Secondary observational analysis of a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting 10 secondary and tertiary care centres in Scotland, UK. Participants 48 282 consecutive patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Myocardial injury was defined as any high sensitivity assay result for cardiac tropon...

Trainee surgeons learning to conduct laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgery will soon be able to complete their training quicker thanks to an AI-empowered system being developed by researchers at the National Robotarium of Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with the Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation of University of Dundee.

Trainee surgeons learning to conduct laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgery will soon be able to complete their training quicker thanks to an AI-empowered system being developed by researchers at the National Robotarium of Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with the Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation of University of Dundee.

A programme led by the University of Edinburgh is deploying environment sensor technology at schools across the Scottish capital, in an installation leaders claim will represent ‘Europe’s largest’ IoT network A multimillion-pound scheme intends to make schools in Edinburgh “Europe’s largest” Inte

The network is already giving thousands of students from more than 40 schools in Edinburgh, Fife, the Lothians and Borders access to the latest indoor smart technology, capable of measuring CO2, humidity, light, air pressure and temperature levels.Th