[translation mine] Da Vinci is a robot that is completely piloted by a surgeon. It enables the achievement of an extreme precision of gesture during certain delicate procedures, all while reducing the risks associated with a surgeon's trembling hands.
Comfortably seated in his pilot's chair, a specialist can also undertake a "tele-operation" on a patient located thousands of kilometers away. It gives patients access to better specialists while limiting the fatigue of the practitioner and reducing costs associated with travel.
The robot is composed of a stereoscopic camera and mechanical arms that have instruments attached for a procedure.
In this video from Youtube, watch as Da Vinci sews a cut in a grape.
Does anyone have any experience with tele-operations?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 21 2015, @02:49PM
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/mishaps-and-deaths-caused-by-surgical-robots-going-underreported-to-fda/ [pbs.org]
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Friday August 21 2015, @03:05PM
That article doesn't answer the biggest question it raises: "what are the net impacts on health care?" It addresses flaws in reporting, and concerns about that question. But it doesn't actually answer it.