Media & Awards
"It is futuristic to think that a robot will replace a doctor completely. But if you can have a small aid that removes some of the potential for error but leaves the doctor’s dexterity and training, that’s the way forward." - Conor Walsh Boston Ideas 2006 test
The Robopsy System featured in:
- RSNA News (August 2009) "Robotic System Aids CT-Guided Needle Biopsy" (pp. 12-13)
- Mass High Tech (2007) "Disposable robot aims to guide way to biopsies"
- Mechanical Engineering Magazine (2008) "Prototype Medical Device Wins 2008 ASME IShow"
- Medical Design (2008) "Letting a robot handle the biopsy"
- Mass High Tech (2007) "A Slice of Summer"
- MGH Hotline (2007) "Meet Robopsy"
- India New England (2007) "Building a better biopsy"
- Aunt Minne (2006) "Student designed CT-guided biopsy device shows early promise" [pdf]
- Mass High Tech (2006) "Robot-assisted biopsy startup eyes trials"
- MD&DI Device Link (2006) "Student Teams Awarded for Breakthrough Medical Devices"
- MIT Tech Talk (2006) "New device offers assist in needle biopsies"
- MIT Technology Review (2005) "Robotic Biopsies"
- Boston Ideas Conference (2005) "IDEAS Boston Speaker Summaries"
Grants & Awards
- 2008 1st Place ASME Innovation Showcase
- 2008 Massachusetts Technology Technology Transfer Consortium Award
- 2008 1st Place MIT MechE Excellence in Medical Device Design Prize, Sponsored by J&J
- 2007 1st Place MIT $100K Business Plan Competition
- 2006 3rd Place National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Biomedical Ideas Competition
- 2005 CIMIT Proof of Principle Investigation Grant
- 2005 MIT $1K Hardware Prize
 Robopsy Opening the NYSE17 May 2007 |
 Wining the ASME IShow31 October 2008 |
