JUNE 2019 | MANE ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING| 9
6 ROBOTS HELPING DOCTORS TODAY
A colonoscopy is a test that uses a narrow, flexible telescopic camera to look at the lining of your large bowel. Colonoscopies are usually considered routine procedures they can cause serious discomfort to the patient if done incorrectly. Researchers have developed a robotic system that can conduct a standard colonoscopy procedure with fewer side effects. The procedure involves a magnetic capsule that examines the colon internally. The capsule robot can also perform biopsies, polyp removal and retrieve tissue samples.
A robot named the Carlo (Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome) is a robot designed to easily fit into the operating room and allows the surgeon full control over the universal osteotomy device at any time. It is the first robot that can medically cut bone without contact and with cold laser technology. The CARLO allows surgeons to perform bone operations with unprecedented precision and in freely defined, curved and functional sectional configurations which cannot be done with conventional instruments.
Researchers are hard at work developing cell-sized robots that can flow through the bloodstream and carry out life-saving tasks such as attacking cancer cells with payloads of cancer-killing drugs, removing blockages from arteries or performing tissue biopsies. These nanoscale robots are less likely to cause the effects of that like chemotherapy. As Nanobots are very much still in the research phase, it will be exciting to see the progress they make over the coming years.
Colonoscopy
Bone Surgery
Nanobots