Robot Imager Tracks Moving Patients From: Medical Device Link - March 2006, page 43 By: Heather Thompson Engineers at the University of Florida (Gainesville) have designed a robot that can follow orthopedic patients and could one day take x-ray video. The robot can keep up with patients as they walk, climb stairs, stand up, and pursue other normal activities. The device is meant to augment static images of patients’ bones, muscles, and joints. Scott Banks, who created the robot, says he hopes that by merging the full-motion x-rays with computerized representations, orthopedic surgeons will be able to make better diagnoses, suggest more appropriate treatments, and get a clearer idea of postoperative successes and failures. Read the entire article at: http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/06/03/030.html Caption: Engineering student J.D. Yamokoski wears an LED-lit patch that the robot, built by Scott Banks (right), follows to take x-ray video. Links: A robot for Orthopaedics to take X-ray videos http://www.digi-help.com/pub/robot-orthopaedics-x-ray.asp Joint Project http://www.biomotion.org/trend.html For orthopedic injuries, a robot that follows patients as they move http://news.ufl.edu/2006/01/19/joint-image/ Scott Banks http://www.mae.ufl.edu/facultylist/ShowData.php?ID=81 banks@ufl.edu 352/392-6109