Emerging surgical robotic technology: a progression toward microbots
Karl J. Khandalavala, Tim Shimon, Laura Flores, Priscila Rodrígues Armijo, Dmitry Oleynikov
Abstract
Abstract: Robot-assisted surgery has quickly expanded due to the increasing opportunities for minimally invasive surgery across surgical domains. As robotic surgery approaches a decade of commercial use, the market is diversifying and novel surgical modalities with new technology, decreased costs, and smaller size are becoming available. This chapter aims to highlight emerging surgical robotic technology with a special focus on the miniaturization of modalities toward construction of micro-scale surgical robots, termed “microbots”.
Topics & Concepts
ModalitiesSurgical robotMedicineRobotic surgeryInvasive surgeryRobotSurgical proceduresSurgeryMedical physicsArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceSociologySocial scienceSurgical Simulation and TrainingSoft Robotics and Applications