Restoration Robotics creates hair transplanting robot
Though some companies are more focused on getting hair off of your person, the California-based Restoration Robotics is hoping to help doctors do quite the opposite. Reportedly, the company has just garnered some $25 million in funding, and is hoping to release its robotic hair transplanter to aid docs in the actual planting process. Moving forward, the firm purportedly hopes to use its newfound wealth to "conduct clinical trials and move to market," but it's still staying relatively mum on the details for the time being. Of course, we all know real men prefer their strands over gizmos (right?), so we'll be on the lookout for any guinea pigs who (eventually) give this a go. [Warning: Read link requires subscription][Via CNET]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jason @ Aug 15th 2007 7:11PM
More on this here a year ago to the day -- http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/08/15/robotic-controlled-hair-transplants/
emjoi @ Aug 15th 2007 7:17PM
Well yeah, you'd be a brave man to be part of the beta testing of the system.
Pedro @ Aug 15th 2007 7:20PM
Anyone else think of the hair robot from Futurama?
NeoteriX @ Aug 15th 2007 7:53PM
I was curious to see when we'd hear about hair implanting robots again:
October 7, 2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/07/british-robots-to-help-treat-baldness/
Scott Nortman @ Aug 15th 2007 10:22PM
Here is a link to the patent:
http://www.google.com/patents?id=x0V7AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=restoration+robotics
RonPaulMania.com @ Aug 15th 2007 10:56PM
I, for one, welcome our hair plug drilling overlords.
steve @ Aug 16th 2007 10:09AM
robot overloards? this is very new and exciting!
nih @ Aug 15th 2007 11:07PM
The least manly thing you can do when you start to bald is to try to do something about it.
Stop being such women and grow old with dignity and pride. Women find that hot.
Ignatius @ Aug 16th 2007 1:14AM
Because sexual appeal is more important than anything in the world, eh?
nih @ Aug 16th 2007 1:17AM
I think self-image is vital to our psyche. It's just that a lot of people don't realise it's mostly about being comfortable with who you are right now.
oshean @ Aug 16th 2007 11:59AM
Not only am I the president of Restoration Robotics, I am also a client.