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Reiner Riedler01An anthropomorphic phantom used in radiation therapy at MedAustron Center for Ion Therapy and Research in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Reiner Riedler02The rear view of an anthropomimetic robot, modeled after human anatomy, at the Technical University of Munich.
Reiner Riedler03A myoelectric operated hand prosthesis at Otto Bock Healthcare Products in Vienna, Austria.
Reiner Riedler04Undated historical medical machinery at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Reiner Riedler05The Romeo humanoid robot is a prototype for assisting the elderly, photographed at the Vienna University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Reiner Riedler06Glass model of a heart at Medtronic, Inc in Vienna, Austria.
Reiner Riedler07An electrical stimulator for the vagus nerve in the ear at the Vienna University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Reiner Riedler08Roboy is a humanoid robot used to study how muscles work in the Artificial Intelligence Lab at the University of Munich in Germany.
Reiner Riedler09The MiroSurge System, used for surgery, at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
Reiner Riedler10A computerized device for cardiac scanning from Siemens Healthineers, photographed at Landesklinikum Mödling Hospital in Mödling, Austria.
Reiner Riedler11CaStar Infant CPAP helmet in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Intersurgical SpA in Mirandola, Italy.
Reiner Riedler12Model of a heart, illuminated by a pulsing laser to measure flow patterns, at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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