Medical Robots: Current Systems and Research Directions
By Ryan A. Beasley. J. Robotics, 2012
305 citations recorded by the source corpus.
First used medically in 1985, robots now make an impact in laparoscopy, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency response, and various other medical disciplines. This paper provides a review of medical robot history and surveys the capabilities of current medical robot systems, primarily focusing on commercially available systems while covering a few prominent research projects. By examining robotic systems across time and disciplines, trends are discernible that imply future capabilities of medical robots, for example, increased usage of intraoperative images, improved robot arm design, and haptic feedback to guide the surgeon.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics
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In Biomedical Engineering
- Wei Gao
- Animesh Garg
- Sanjay Krishnan
- Ken Goldberg
- Liangfang Zhang
- Brijen Thananjeyan
- Joseph Wang
- Serge Cosnier
In Condensed Matter Physics
Citations in the corpus
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