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You sit down and put your arm in the cradle. You press a button. The machine takes it from there. A near-infrared light sweeps your inner elbow, hunting for a vein. A puff of alcohol hits your skin.

The Aletta from startup Vitestro uses near-infrared light and ultrasound to find veins, then executes the blood collection process from tourniquet application to bandaging.

The robots are coming for your blood! But don’t fret, it’s all part of a new medical technology that claims it could ease the ...

Folks who've experienced a painful blood draw or can't bear to watch the needle go in might be interested to hear that a new phlebotomist could soon be making the rounds. More than one, in fact.

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CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover.

The FDA authorized Aletta, the first standalone robotic device that can draw blood from an adult patient’s arm without hands-on operator intervention. The robot finds a suitable vein and autonomously ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first robotic blood-draw device, addressing the shortage of phlebotomists throughout the nation. The Aletta is the first standalone ...

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Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Aletta, the first standalone robotic device that can draw blood from a patient's arm ...