Title: Medical robotics — State-of-the-art and future trends
Abstract: Summary form only given. The article includes a short introduction into medical robot systems in general, but with a strong focus to surgical applications. Topics include issues such as kinematic configurations, interfaces to existing surgical equipment, but also matters related to standards and regulations. One key aspect for (future) medical robots is related to its main operation principle. Current commercial robot systems are either directly controlled by a human operator or strictly follow a pre-defined path. Automated systems are limited to setups where no direct contact between robot and/or the guided tool takes place, e.g. to compensate (to a certain degree) breathing motion in external radiotherapy or for imaging purposes. On the cognitive side, a long thought-after feature is to estimate what the surgeon would like to do next. This could be taken into account when planning and executing the next movement of the robotized tool or camera. Addition of cognitive capabilities to the robot also has the potential to take a further step toward surgical automation, e.g. for the awareness of the current medical situation and the ability to react in a suitable way. This capability will initially address simple tasks such as preparation, suturing and simple cutting and puncturing, thus freeing the operating room personnel for the more demanding tasks.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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