CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Surgery Robot Style 4 CHAPTER TWO Developing Medical Robots 12 CHAPTER THREE Robotic Helpers 20 CHAPTER FOUR Would You Trust a Robot 26 CHAPTER FIVE From Snakebots to Cyborgs 34 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Online Resources 47 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CHAPTER ONE
SURGERY ROBOT STYLE A human surgeon makes a few tiny hasn’t even started yet What’s going on The hasn’t even started yet What’s going on The cuts in a patient’s body Then she walks away But the surgery surgeon won’t perform this surgery with her surgeon won’t perform this surgery with her own hands and eyes She’ll use a robot own hands and eyes She’ll use a robot The da Vinci Surgical System has four The da Vinci Surgical System has four robotic arms Each arm lowers into the robotic arms Each arm lowers into the patient’s body One arm bears a tiny patient’s body One arm bears a tiny camera The others hold pincers graspers or clippers The surgeon sits nearby at a console She grasps hand controllers and positions her feet hand controllers and positions her feet over pedals over pedals A surgeon explains how the da Vinci Surgical A surgeon explains how the da Vinci Surgical System is less invasive than other methods System is less invasive than other methods
