# Amazon’s security drone, life-size Gundam & robotic-assisted surgery

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2020-09-30
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery

## Summary

Doug Teany, COO of Corindus Vascular Robotics, discusses the company's acquisition by Siemens Medical Solutions for $1.1 billion and their development of remote robotic surgery enabled by 5G. He explains how the Corpath GRX system allows physicians to perform cardiac and neurovascular procedures from a distance, addressing critical gaps in stroke and heart attack care. The episode also covers news regarding Helen Greiner joining Turtle Corporation, a gardening robotics startup, and the privacy concerns surrounding Amazon's Ring Always Home Cam indoor security drone.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=0) Introduction: Gundam Factory and Boston Dynamics Spot
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=544) Doug Teany on Corindus Vascular Robotics and 5G Teleoperation
- [14:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=846) Siemens Medical Solutions Acquisition and Integration
- [20:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=1210) Automation, Edge Computing, and Augmented Reality in Surgery
- [37:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=2277) Helen Greiner Joins Turtle Corporation
- [44:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=2691) Amazon Ring Always Home Cam Privacy Concerns
- [50:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-30-amazons-security-drone-life-size-gundam-robotic-assisted-surgery#t=3053) IFR World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robot Statistics

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Corindus Vascular Robotics (company)
- Siemens Medical Solutions (company)
- Corpath GRX (product)
- Speed of Thought (other)
- Turtle Corporation (company)
- Helen Greiner (other)
- iRobot (company)
- Ring Always Home Cam (product)
- Amazon (company)
- Boston Dynamics Spot (product)
- RX 78 Gundam (product)
- Verizon (company)
- Kuka Robotics (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Mazda (company)
- Porsche (company)
- Amazon Web Services (other)
- International Federation of Robotics (company)

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- [Episode One – Medical Robotics: into the operating theatre](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2020-09-25-episode-one-medical-robotics-into-the-operating-theatre) (Robot Talk)
- [Episode Fifty: Elena De Momi](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-05-26-episode-fifty-elena-de-momi) (Robot Talk)
- [12: You Have a Jedi Sword](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-07-31-12-you-have-a-jedi-sword) (Embedded.fm)
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- [Episode Twenty-Five: Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-11-11-episode-twenty-five-ferdinando-rodriguez-y-baena) (Robot Talk)

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