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In a recent virtual briefing, researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore discussed the latest in robotics and the use of AI in surgery.
Here are four takeaways from the talk:
1. Surgical robots as a partnership. Russell Taylor, a professor of computer science and a leading medical robotics researcher, said that current research aims for physicians to inform robots about the surgical plan and use their expertise to guide development.
“It’s like power steering in a car,” he said. “The [human] surgeon and the robot both have the tool, but the robot is following the hand of the human,”
2. Autonomous robots could aid the physician shortage. One of the most promising aspects of autonomous robots could...
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