Medical Robotics

Introduction

The use of robotics is actively and widely used fro the purpose of efficiency. Many countries are engaged in creating various types of robots and lends fund for its thorough research and development. The robotic technology not only navigates in outdoor activities, like the robot architectures, but also applied more into sciences that includes the space, defense, and underwater systems.

Different varieties, built, styles, and mobility are created yearly, more specifically the human dummy inspired or humanoid robots that can act and think like humans, which is belonged in the aspect of entertainment. The on-going development of this kind of invention is appreciated and somewhat inspired the block-buster movies. But aside from the present reasons behind the birth of robotic ideas, the medical practice is the best example of industry that will make full use of the innovative ideas. It is expected that the thrust of getting better in medicinal care will be possible with the computer intervention. The success will rely on how efficient the robots are in the field where it is needed.

Robotic Application in Medicine

The research for medical applications started fifteen years and is very active today, which also establish a strong purpose.

Robotic Surgery - Robotic surgery can accomplish what doctors cannot because of precision and repeatability of robotic system. The robotic surgery improves consistency and quality in operating over the heart, brain, spinal cord, throat, and knee.

Robotic Diagnosis - Robotic diagnosis reduces invasiveness to human body and improves accuracy and scope of diagnosis, like the robotic capsular endoscope.

Artificial Functions – this is made to replace or improve the physical functions, such as robotic prosthetic legs and arms. Other robotic devices and systems examples include intelligent wheeled chairs, walking-assistance machines, and limb-empowering robotic devices.

Robotic Tools, Devices and Systems

Robots are specially designed for the generally purpose that are equipped with many tools, devices and systems. Sometimes, the robots have included the computer visions that can be operated through human assistance. There are special-purpose devices and systems that have a great deal of varieties depending on the purpose of applications.

Special purpose sensors have even more types including visual, force, and neuro-sensing. And there is also special tools that were used for non-traditional principles are also developed to handle bio-solutions or to manipulate cells.

Benefits

Medical robotics is an exciting and relatively new field. Robots can be used in medical facilities to perform mundane tasks like delivering patient specimens and records to various areas of the hospital. They can also be highly specialized and assist in diagnosing and treating patients. While there is still much more work to be done, using robots can enhance medical treatment in terms of both the quality and accessibility of care. Using robots can help reduce human error and bring highly specialized information to remote areas without requiring physicians to travel.

The goal of using robots in medicine is to provide improved diagnostic abilities, a less invasive and more comfortable experience for the patient, and the ability to do smaller and more precise interventions. Robots are currently used not just for prostate surgery, but for hysterectomies, the removal of fibroids, joint replacements, open-heart surgery and kidney surgeries. They can be used along with MRIs to provide organ biopsies. Since the physician can see images of the patient and control the robot through a computer, she does not need to be in the room, or even at the same location as the patient. This means that a specialist can operate on a patient who is very far away without either of them having to travel. It can also provide a better work environment for the physician by reducing strain and fatigue. Surgeries that last for hours can cause even the best surgeons to experience hand fatigue and tremors, whereas robots are much steadier and smoother.

The robotic simulation and use can be the answer to cure the high risk medical cases among humans. As the busiest part of the surgery, the robotic surgery gives enlightenment to those people who seek wellness in the outcome. Still, the rapid growth in the medical community still needs training to improve the quality of care and development. Many medical institutions’ goes for the surgical simulation for procedural training and even procedure credentialing that involves virtual reality models.

The Meditation and Rationale

The inspiration in crossing the boundaries between the machines and human is through the values of meditation. Meditating is widely used as a way of spiritual practice that focuses the mind’s energy on a word, a sound, a symbol, a comforting, image, or breathing. With the goal of producing a deep state of relaxation and tranquility while simultaneously enhancing mental focus. The role of development of robotic science, especially in medicinal aspect is to have a nonjudgmental awareness and helping to get rid of negative emotions by trusting the medical practice. As the further outcome if an individual undergone this kind of treatment is the aim for a stress relief life.

Robotics is already beginning to affect healthcare as well as the potential rehabilitation is great. There are many experiments shown that robotic system can provide therapy overnight, coaching, and motivation with little or no supervision by human therapists. Robotic ideas can also be used to augment and stimulate basic science to human health, acquire data with accuracy and finally, for behavioral experiments in gaining insights for both physical and social behaviors. Many contributions from the past and present can nearly affect the future development of new treatments for different kinds of diseases and disorders.

Conclusion

With the inventions and quick access on the new technologies, the medical world will never be the same again. The medical community aims for the treatment and decrease of the death rate. They have an operation in a stage where is a less or no pain, blood loss and minimal hospital stay is a kind of approach to led the medical community breathe for the new challenge. The research that is in on-going process is promising to have success. The thing that this medical practice should consider first is the capability of the human body to undergo or accept the robotic ways. If the body is too weak to accept the medication, then it probably end up into failure. Although all of the medical community knows well the basic assessment that they should do, they still have to elaborate the things or possible outcomes. The power of the technology is really vast and immeasurable because almost every day, there are new types of technology created or discovered. As long as there is a need for the solution, even if it’s for the life-saving purpose, the undying inspiration to craft the solution is also there.

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