tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17644478.post117579122792484234..comments2024-01-19T18:40:32.771+08:00Comments on Robots - Because humans deserve better.: Robot assisted prostate surgery? Errr... you firstVadakkepathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11146644521791041552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17644478.post-1175869689566868112007-04-06T22:28:00.000+08:002007-04-06T22:28:00.000+08:00Neurosurgery is always a tricky issue due the deli...Neurosurgery is always a tricky issue due the delicate nature of the nerves, especially those located deep in the brain or under many layers of damaged tissue. The ability of robotic manipulators to reduce 'minute tremors' would come in very handy for the surgeons.<BR/><BR/>Two possible advancements along this area: <BR/><BR/>i) Enabling the manipulators to provide some kind of motion/touch feedback to the surgeon, since surgeon sometimes rely on gut instinct and feel to operate on something obscured from their field of vision<BR/><BR/>ii) Providing some form of vision system to allow surgeons to see past layers of tissue to narrow down the region of surgery, further reducing damage to nearby tissue. Such systems need to provide vision in real-time and could make use of localised infra-red sensing technology, or even pinhole optical fibres embedded in the manipulators.<BR/><BR/>by U037779R, Han MingdingAssistivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006065314130625352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17644478.post-1175852064981606632007-04-06T17:34:00.000+08:002007-04-06T17:34:00.000+08:00It is actually important forimplementing robotic s...It is actually important forimplementing robotic system on medical aspect. This is because robots usually can perform some difficult task which cannot be done by human easily. Such as the medical robotic system mentioned in this blog, the robot's arm can move precisely and with a very high flexibility. Futhermore, the magnified view function give the surgeon a more detail view on the surgical site.<BR/><BR/>However, as scaling mechanism is implemented for this robots, will it be difficult for the surgeon to adapt to this scaling and move precisely?<BR/><BR/>Yong See WEi U048661XIndustryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147514266441490746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17644478.post-1175827829666779102007-04-06T10:50:00.000+08:002007-04-06T10:50:00.000+08:00Sigh I forgot to add, but I made the post aboveChu...Sigh I forgot to add, but I made the post above<BR/><BR/>Chua Chong Han U045816Mdars.edutainmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571119680222961511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17644478.post-1175795796997451282007-04-06T01:56:00.000+08:002007-04-06T01:56:00.000+08:00I believe that advances in robotics in surgery is ...I believe that advances in robotics in surgery is very important as it will contribute to the wider availability as well as a cheaper operation costs. Currently, one of the limiting factors in operations is that a surgeon has to operate personally.<BR/><BR/>Surgery requires very daft hands, and usually the "life" of a surgeon is limited by how long he can operate comfortable. With new technology such as the one mentioned in the original article, the professional life of these surgeons can be prolonged as robotic hands do not tremble and magnifying actions will lead to more precise control of the knife. Furthermore, simpler operations can be performed by doctors who may not specialise in surgery.<BR/><BR/>One last point. Remote means that the doctor won't need to move around the different operating theatres and hospital. I think this is excellent as it improves efficiency leading to more patients being operated on per unit time.dars.edutainmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571119680222961511noreply@blogger.com