This is a robot system for keyhole surgery, consisting of a master unit operated by the surgeon, and a slave unit that moves on the patient side. “A feature of the slave robot is, it's powered entirely by air. Nearly all conventional robots are electrically powered, but by driving this robot pneumatically, we've made it possible to gently absorb the force when the robot touches something. The force on the tip of the robot is estimated from the air pressure data, and that information is sent to the surgeon's master robot. So, it can be fed back to the surgeon's hand.
Akihabara News , IBIS pneumatic keyhole surgery robot potentially 1x10 the cost of da Vinci, IBIS pneumatic keyhole surgery robot potentially 1x10 the cost of da Vinci
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