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Robots as surgical assistants: Where we are, wither we are tending, and how to get there

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 1997)

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Abstract

This paper concerns the use of “robotic” technologies and systems to significantly improve the ability of human clinicians to perform surgery and other interventional procedures. We discuss briefly several possible taxonomies and adopt one of them to structure a brief overview of the field, using the different roles that robotic systems can play as an organizing principal. Our discussion emphasizes the complementary capabilities of robots and humans, and includes short sections on “intern replacements”, telesurgical systems, robotic navigational aids, precise positioning systems and precise path systems. We conclude with a few remarks on the essential collaboration between clinical end users and robotics technology researchers that is crucial to future progress in this emerging field.

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Taylor, R.H. (1997). Robots as surgical assistants: Where we are, wither we are tending, and how to get there. In: Keravnou, E., Garbay, C., Baud, R., Wyatt, J. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. AIME 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1211. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0029430

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