Abstract
Robots are defined as “A machine capable of automatically carrying out a complex series of movements, especially one which is programmable” (Oxford Dictionary). Thomas Sheridan, the “Father of automation and robotics” from MIT used automation and robotics interchangeably: “Automation includes all those things that computers and machines can do to perform tasks for people faster, more accurately, and more efficiently (in terms of time, resources, and human labor) than if they were done directly by people”.
Robots have been used in industry for many decades. We trust robots to build our cars, land our planes and produce the computer this manuscript was written with. Robots do not tire and operate at a level of precision and accuracy with dedicated motions scalable in speed and force unreachable for human beings.
The use of robots to assist in performing surgical tasks has been developed over the past 20 years, and current robotic systems are quickly penetrating the surgical realm. Thus, we ...
Robots have been used in industry for many decades. We trust robots to build our cars, land our planes and produce the computer this manuscript was written with. Robots do not tire and operate at a level of precision and accuracy with dedicated motions scalable in speed and force unreachable for human beings.
The use of robots to assist in performing surgical tasks has been developed over the past 20 years, and current robotic systems are quickly penetrating the surgical realm. Thus, we ...