I think of a tiny robot arm and sensor array that lets a human surgeon see and work on smaller parts of a patient than they could otherwise manage safely.
I guess that would be a cyborg surgeon.
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Canconda@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
To me “Robot Surgeon” means a human surgeon and a programmer got together and meticulously detailed every single step of the procedure such that the machine cannot behave outside of their expectations.
To me robot surgeons should remain machines.
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HubertManne@piefed.social 9 hours ago
The only robot surgeons I know of are like the divinci system where a doctor runs it but it allows for smaller incisions and very small and precise movements. I like that one.
frongt@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
I’ve had it used on me. Can confirm, it’s a massive improvement over human-hand-scale operation.
HubertManne@piefed.social 8 hours ago
yeah I had it to. Had seen it before and was super psyched to have the option. The bussiness thing is wild though as the hospital is basically buying so many uses rather than owning the machine.