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Healthcare Bots explains robots for rehabilitation, therapy, hospital logistics, surgery and elderly care in plain language, and says clearly when a system is not yet for sale. The Humanoid Group is its publisher.

Sources we rely on

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) — European Union (EUR-Lex).
The EU law on medical devices: classification, conformity assessment, CE marking and post-market duties.
IEC 80601-2-78:2019 Medical robots for rehabilitation, assessment, compensation or alleviation — ISO / IEC.
Safety and essential-performance requirements for medical robots that physically assist patients in rehabilitation.
ISO 14971:2019 Medical devices: application of risk management — International Organization for Standardization.
The risk management process makers apply to medical devices, from hazard analysis to post-production monitoring.
Regulating medical devices in the UK — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (GOV.UK).
How medical devices are registered and marked for sale in Great Britain, including UKCA and CE marking rules.
Rehabilitation fact sheet — World Health Organization.
WHO figures on the global need for rehabilitation, including the 2.4 billion people who could benefit from it.
Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (text and amendments) — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).
CDSCO page holding the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 and later amendments, such as UDI and sales registration.
Ethical Guidelines for Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
ICMR's 2023 ethics guidance for AI in health care, with ten principles including data privacy and human oversight.
DPDP Rules, 2025 Notified: A Citizen-Centric Framework for Privacy Protection and Responsible Data Use — Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
Government explainer on the DPDP Rules 2025: phased compliance, breach notices, 90-day replies and the Data Protection Board.

Rehabilitation Exoskeletons — Powered exoskeletons and orthoses for gait rehabilitation and personal mobility.
Arm & Hand Therapy — Robotic and sensor-based systems for upper-limb therapy, from shoulder to fingertip.
Physical Therapy — Balance trainers, shoulder therapy systems and microprocessor knees for physiotherapy teams.
Gait & Mobility — Robotic gait trainers, wearable motion assist and patient-transfer robots.
Hospital & Care Robots — Hospital delivery robots, telepresence for remote consultations and companions for older adults.
Surgical Robots — How robot-assisted surgical systems work, and how hospitals typically evaluate them.
Robots in Hospitals — The robots hospitals use beyond surgery, from rehabilitation and telepresence to logistics.
Elderly Care Robots — Companion, telepresence and mobility robots that support older adults and their carers.
Medical Humanoids — Where humanoid robots fit in hospitals and care today, and what still keeps them in pilots.
India's Medical Device Rules — How CDSCO classifies and licenses rehab robots and exoskeletons under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017.
What the Evidence Says — What Cochrane reviews found about robot-assisted walking and arm training after stroke, and their limits.
Exoskeletons at Home — What changes when a powered exoskeleton leaves the clinic: eligibility, training, companions and safety.
Patient Data and Robots — How India's DPDP Act 2023 applies to telepresence, care and therapy robots that collect patient data.
Latest updates — Surgical robots gained a new rival, an exoskeleton won approval for home use and hospital robots grew beyond pilots. These figures and dated updates show what changed and what to ask before you buy.
About us — What we cover, how we source every figure, and who publishes this site.

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