Introduction

Medical Robots

Danielle Johnson

 

In today’s high tech society, robots are becoming more popular and are becoming very useful. However, there may be a down side to this modern technology because people are being replaced by robots and they are taking over their job.  Robots are becoming smarter than people and make lesser mistakes than people. Robots reduce the human error are work faster. They never get bored or tired which is a plus.  There will be over a million robots by the year 2013. One of the most important fields for robots is the medical field. Robots can do some things that humans cannot.   Jobs like groomers and waiters will not be taken over by robots, but they will be filling prescriptions and doing business over the phone. Robots will probably not run our country, but will make some jobs easier, even if people do lose their jobs. 

The medical field is using robots more and more. Robots are helping dementia patients, performing surgery, and in the long term they will help patients to go home sooner.  Some examples of items used in the medical field are Da Vinci Si HD Surgical System, Nursebot, and RIBA. Da Vinci Si HD Surgical System copies what the doctor is doing but with more precision. The incisions are smaller, which cuts down on the cost and the hospital stay. The nursebot assist people living at home or in the hospital due to a lack of nurses. RIBA lifts people who are too weak and cannot stand up on their own or are disabled. The PillBot is a machine with a tiny camera. When you swallow the camera pill, the doctors can see what is going on in your body. They have tiny hands attached to the camera to attach to your insides. They even have robots that clean the patients’ room, and carries utensils and trays from place to place. This website will explore the advantages and disadvantages of robotics. The robots take blood test and can diagnose people’s illnesses more accurate than humans.  Overall, the world could benefit greatly with these new advances in robotics because they are helping to eliminate human error.