From Daily Tech:
NASA researchers have spent a large amount of time looking into different forms of technology that would allow them to conduct potentially life-saving operations on patients in remote areas. To help, researchers from the University of Washington have been working on a portable robotic surgeon that can allow surgeons to operate while being remotely located miles away. The surgeon -- which researchers named Raven -- will begin testing in May.
We say: Maybe this is turning into Robot Day here at Doc To Doc. A lightweight, and portable mobile robot that can perform surgery could have applications for both space, military, and disaster situations. While I look forward to the day that surgeons can operate from home, I think we're quite a way off from that.More.And More.Medicine TagHealth Tag
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From BBC News:
A robotic caterpillar has been designed which can crawl across the surface of the heart to deliver treatment.
New Scientist reports a prototype of the HeartLander device, created by US researchers, has been tested on pigs.
The tiny robot, just a few centimetres long, can move at up to 18 centimetres per minute, controlled by "push and pull" wires from outside the body.
The British Heart Foundation said the "caterpillar" could one day be useful, but much more research was needed.
We say: So far this little robot can "only" hook in epicardial pacemaker leads, and inject dye into blood vessels. However, there is a ton of potential here, and one day this could have application into all types of surgery. It would probably require a few of these robots working as a networked team though.More.Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page
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