Robots · July 2014Gaffe level: Blunder
A Toy Drone Filming a Wildfire Grounded the Firefighting Air Tankers
A hobbyist's drone buzzed into the Sand Fire's airspace and forced firefighting aircraft to stand down. The quest for cool footage nearly cost the firefighters their air support.
Source: Scientific American
A Toronto Hospital Performed Canada's First Robotic-Assisted Hybrid Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto performed the robotic surgical stage of a hybrid ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation, a Canadian first. The first patient, who had lived with the condition for nearly three decades, recovered and returned home within days.
Source: Hospital News