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The da Vinci Surgical System. By: Molly, Jessica, & Samantha. What is it?. A futuristic robot who can take the place of surgeons today.
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The da Vinci Surgical System By: Molly, Jessica, & Samantha
What is it? • A futuristic robot who can take the place of surgeons today. • Some examples of surgeries it has the ability to perform are gynecologic, urologic, cardiac, thoracic, and other surgeries that require a large incision to be made.
Where is it used and how? • The robot is used all over the world, except in countries that are limited in money because it costs about $1.75 Million to make each robot. • The robot has four interactive arms which each have different function and “wrists” with a degree movement of 8 per each wrist.
What tasks can it perform? • It’s main use is to perform surgeries that would otherwise leave large and noticeable scars for the patient. • It also has the ability to perform small scaled surgeries that the surgeon would have difficulties performing with their larger hands. • It has also been tested with some fun activities, such as doing origami, playing Operation, and peeling the skin off of a grape.
How does it learn? • The robot is operated by the surgeon, from a hand control and a 3-D surgical field around him or her. This can be seen by a small camera inside the patient. • The arms and tools mimic the hand movements of the surgeon’s hands.
What sensors does it have? • The surgeon’s area has the ability to send sensors to the arms and “wrists” of the tool, to mimic the action done by the surgeon. • The surgeon basically performs the surgery with his or her own hands, but the robot mimics the motion.
What are the advantages? • The surgeon can perform more precisely and have more control of the surgery • The patient will not have a large incision/scar when they heal.
What are the disadvantages? • The da Vinci Surgical System also costs a lot of money, so hospitals may or may not be able to afford it. • There is also still some room for human error because the surgeon still performs the surgeon.
What is the Impact? • Less room for human mistakes, like steady hands etc. • People will no longer have large scars in the future from past surgeries.
What jobs can this robot create? • It must be built and assembled by people • People must design the technology to create the robot • People sell the robots • People must inspect the robot to make sure it is functioning properly
How may it be altered? • Could add more joints so it may be more flexible in the future and perform tasks more easier • The equipment could be smaller, and less bulkier in the future.
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Thanks for Listening! By: Molly, Jessica, & Samantha