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| | | | The doctor(bot) is in Welcome back to the workweek, Baltimore. The forecast suggests sunnier skies than the weekend, and a hopeful end (though I think I've said this before) to the intermittent chilliness of the past few months. While we've got a story today on the winner of the Crab Tank pitch competition we'd mentioned in last week's newsletters, today's draws from something else that took place on Friday. That's when biomedical tech startup Galen Robotics opened its 1100 Wicomico offices to the community for its first-ever open house. There, a group of prominent guests (including Mayor Brandon Scott) got to see Galen Robotics's staff demonstrate its newest generation of surgical robots. The newest devices address issues and concerns from its prior bots in ways that, according to videos of the demos that Galen Robotics sent Technical.ly, took medical professionals' feedback into account. For instance, one robot was made much smaller and more compact to address surgeons' concerns with how much space it took up next to surgery tables.
The devices, while likely fascinating to anybody interested in this wave of surgery-assisting tech, brings up a question for all of you (and any doctors you may know): In what ways can and should tech aid surgery? What's the line between what tech should do and what surgeons should do? Does this tech present issues of redundancy for even this highly-skilled profession, as it has for those that don't require advanced degrees? Let us know by responding to this email or sending a message to [email protected]. —Technical.ly editor Sameer Rao ([email protected]) | | | | | Top Stories | | By Susan Clayton said part of the $27,500 her WhitePaws RunMitts won from the pitch competition will help her "start manufacturing in the Baltimore area." Read more » By The deal overlaps with Innovators of Progress's executive director joining MAGIC's board. The organizations' leaders plan to use the sponsorship to enable a greater reach in rural Maryland. Read more » By Increasingly, Americans are moving for politics. Abortion restrictions will challenge tech employers and their employees alike. Read more » By As the United States considers its own digital currency, here's a look at the concept's possible practicality. Read more » | Blast from the past At Howard County's Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, a new prototype lab is looking to take advantage of 3D printing's booming applications and make the county and state a hub for the technology. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs Who We Are Tempest helps destination organizations be powerful assets for their community. We do this by building websites that locals can be proud of, providing cloud software that strengthens...Find out more » We’re looking for a Customer Support Team Lead to join the Fastmail team in our Philadelphia office. When the vast majority of people get email for free, the reason people choose Fastmail is that...Find out more » Urban Outfitters, Inc. (“URBN”), is a leading lifestyle products and services company which operates a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People,...Find out more » This Week in Jobs Join us for Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast 2022, no matter where you're from. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events May 24 to May 25 / 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM / Mayfair Hotel: 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC. Find out more » May 10 / 04:00 PM to 07:30 PM / Perpay I Philadelphia, PA Find out more » May 12 / 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM / The Post at Cira Green I Philadelphia, PA Find out more » View all events Promote your event | | |
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