Jun 28, 2017 5:55 PM

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An anthropomorphic phantom used in radiation therapy at MedAustron Center for Ion Therapy and Research in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
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The rear view of an anthropomimetic robot, modeled after human anatomy, at the Technical University of Munich.

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A myoelectric operated hand prosthesis at Otto Bock Healthcare Products in Vienna, Austria.
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Undated historical medical machinery at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

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The Romeo humanoid robot is a prototype for assisting the elderly, photographed at the Vienna University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
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Glass model of a heart at Medtronic, Inc in Vienna, Austria.

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An electrical stimulator for the vagus nerve in the ear at the Vienna University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
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Roboy is a humanoid robot used to study how muscles work in the Artificial Intelligence Lab at the University of Munich in Germany.

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The MiroSurge System, used for surgery, at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
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A computerized device for cardiac scanning from Siemens Healthineers, photographed at Landesklinikum Mödling Hospital in Mödling, Austria.

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CaStar Infant CPAP helmet in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Intersurgical SpA in Mirandola, Italy.
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Model of a heart, illuminated by a pulsing laser to measure flow patterns, at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

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