Computer software that has been compiled using data from past surgeries (only "the best," says Kim) then decides where to place the stitches on this 3D model. In this case, these are fluorescent dots injected into the pig’s tissue that are tracked by an array of cameras and mapped onto a 3D model. Like the facial tracking technology used in Hollywood films, the robot - called Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot or STAR - uses markers to follow the movement of flesh. The key to the automated surgeon is advanced vision, say the researchers that developed it from Children’s National and John Hopkins University. STAR in action, getting to grips with some pig intestinal tissue. "But the study is very small definitely doesn’t portray a real-life scenario." "It’s a very provocative idea and I think it has great potential," Rasa Zarnegar, an associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College told The Verge. Of course, it’s not ready for primetime just yet. " Planning to go to Mars for 18 months, and then 18 months coming the other way!" What happens, asked Kim during a press conference, if Musk or any other astronaut needs emergency surgery? The answer may be an automated surgical robot. Elon Musk as an example," said Peter Kim, the lead author of the paper. The researchers say that in the future there will be all sorts of ways for humans and robots to work together to benefit patient safety, but that the end goal is a machine that operates entirely by itselfĪutomated robots could be perfect for surgery in space Robotic surgery techniques that have been used in hospitals for years are still criticized as no safer than non-robotic methods, but much more expensive. They’ll need to provide evidence their techniques are safe enough for people, and even there they may face difficulty. In the study published in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers caution that their new method is only a proof-of-concept and requires more development. The researchers claim their robot can match and even exceed the safety and precision of a human doctor. This type of procedure is particularly difficult as the soft tissue can bend and flex, but it’s necessary to perform a number of life-saving operations. With only a small amount of guidance, a robotic surgeon was able to stitch together pieces of intestinal tubing from a pig - in both a lab setting and an operation on a living animal.
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