Now, a surgical robot will have a guide, and that too, not a human - but a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner. Developed by engineers from Duke University, the scanner can do its job successfully.
According to the researchers, the scanner can be applied in various medical settings. It ultimately might help in ‘unmanned’ surgeries. This potential capability could prove valuable in space stations or other remote locations.
Stephen Smith, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering said,
It’s the first time, to our knowledge, that anyone has used the information in a 3-D ultrasound scan to actually guide a robot.
