The Robot Will See You Now

MedPage Today November 4, 2024
Fred Pelzman

— Robotics may not be the answer for primary care right now, but “smart systems” sure could help

Near the end of “The Empire Strikes Back,” after Luke Skywalker has had his big confrontation with Darth Vader in the battle where he loses his hand (and also learns that Darth Vader is his father), we see the aftermath where Luke receives his new hand.

It’s only a brief snippet, not the full surgery, so we don’t know that many details about the operation itself. But it seems clear that this was probably not done by an orthopedist or a hand surgeon who just happened to be on that spaceship, but most likely by a robot. A robotic hand is seen...

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