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Robotics

The Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy performing a gallbladder surgery
Mechanical engineering
Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help
Published July 9, 2025 Video
In work led by Johns Hopkins researchers, the robot performed unflappably across trials and with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, even during unexpected scenarios typical in real life medical emergencies
Close-up image of a dancer standing on her toes in ballet pointe shoes; a black control board is wrapped around her right ankle and connected into the toe of the shoe
Biomedical engineering
A smart solution for safer pointe work
Published June 17, 2025 Video
Two dancers teamed up with fellow Hopkins master's students to create a smart toe pad and ankle band designed to help prevent injuries in ballet dancers who perform en pointe
A robotic arm and a human hand engaged in a handshake, with the robotic system displaying soft and hard materials.
Robotics
Bionic hand grasps like a human
Published March 5, 2025 Video
Pioneering prosthetic hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds
Two surgical robot arms hold and tie suture material in a simulated surgical setting
Machine learning
Robot performs with skill of human doctor
Published Nov 11, 2024 Video
Breakthrough training system utilizing imitation learning opens 'new frontier' in medical robotics
AI conceptual image
Artificial intelligence
Surgeons still key even as AI procedures advance
Published Nov 7, 2024 Video
Johns Hopkins briefing explores the evolving role of robotics and artificial intelligence in surgery
Lidia Al-Zogbi
Artificial intelligence
Robot tackles trauma's silent killer
Published April 16, 2024
Autonomous system devised by a Johns Hopkins doctoral student IDs and treats internal bleeding to prevent pre-hospital deaths when minutes matter
The robotic surgeon created by Hopkins researchers
Mechanical engineering
Robotic surgeon precisely removes cancerous tumors
Published March 18, 2024
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers designed a device that can successfully remove tumors from the tongue with accuracy rivaling human surgeons
The robodrop tests places dots of antibiotics on a dish.
Robotics
Meet RoboDrop, the superbug slayer
Published Feb 23, 2024 Video
Hopkins researchers develop robotic platform capable of rapidly screening multiple combinations of antibiotics simultaneously to find the most potent mixtures
The university seal in stained glass form
Innovative care
Hopkins AITC announces additional awardees of second funding round
Published Jan 5, 2024
Grant recipients will receive funding to develop new artificial intelligence technologies to promote healthy aging
A person tests out the da Vinci Research Kit
Robotics
Could an electric nudge help a doctor use a surgical robot?
Published Dec 20, 2023 Video
Gentle electric currents help people learn to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality and real settings