In 1999 Dr. Jochen Binder performed the world’s first successful surgical prostate removal using a robot-assisted system – and draws the attention of clinicians from all over the world to the advantages of robotic applications in urology. Meanwhile operation robots have developed into indispensable components…

Waterjet surgery has proven to be an efficient method for wound cleansing. Scientists from the MIRO Innovation Lab of the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center have developed a system based on the MIRO technology for robotic wound debridement by means…

Which technologies will change our lives in the near future? Science journalist Andrea Lauterbach searches for answers to this question in the ARD-alpha-series “On the trail of the future”. In the episode from 18th of June 2019 the biology studies graduate visits the MIRO Innovation…

On Wednesday, 10th of July 2019, we will inform about the EU-project DIH-HERO and the funding-opportunities for small and midsized enterprises(SMEs) and start-ups available. Furthermore you have the chance of gaining insights into the medical research of the MIRO Innovation Lab and will be informed…

The institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) shows innovations from its research area healthcare robotics at this year’s MedtecLIVE. It is the second largest European trade fair for medical technology and will be taking place in Nuremberg from 21 May…

Symposium together with MedTech Pharma on the 13th of March 2019 at the DLR location Oberpfaffenhofen close to Munich In our digitized World, where technological developments are constantly advancing, the market for medical technologies is gaining in importance. The range of application possibilities for robotic…

7th Bavarian Telemedicine Day on 21 March 2019 under the auspices of Mrs. Melanie Huml, Minister of State Views on the future of digital health and care will be debated by experts on the 21st March of 2019 in Munich, at the biggest medical congress…

Paper on PLOS ONE website about the clinical potential of robotic waterjet surgery for wound cleansing and wound debridement In order to make use of the many advantages that waterjet surgery offers and to reinforce these, scientists of the MIRO Innovation Lab of the Institute…

A publication in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Following the invitation of Prof. Franz-Josef Bormann, member of the German Ethics Council and publisher of the journal for medical ethics, our article appeared in the November issue. Where do we stand today and what does the…

From November 12th-15nd, the MIRO Innovation Lab presents the medical robot MIRO at the joint stall with the Forum MedTech Pharma e.V. Medical robot MIRO One of the technological key elements is the robot arm DLR MIRO, which was developed specifically for the use in the operating…