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Robots in Medicine: Past, Present and Future

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  • Hruday Kasina

    (GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, India)

  • M. V. A. Raju Bahubalendruni

    (GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, India)

  • Rahul Botcha

    (GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, India)

Abstract

Robots are wide across used in several industrial applications. Robot applications are more found in medical industry in recent days. In initial days, robots were mostly used for simple surgeries and medical applications such as laparoscopic surgery and minimally invasive surgery in 1980's. At that time robotic surgeries were performed with the presence of surgeons in operation theatre. The present day technology has been so much advanced with more enhanced capabilities to perform several complicated tasks such as remote surgery and micro robotic surgery. The current paper discuss about the history and evolution of robots in medical industry and their latest technological advances, applications in various fields in medicine and limitations of robots in medical industry along with its future scope.

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  • Hruday Kasina & M. V. A. Raju Bahubalendruni & Rahul Botcha, 2017. "Robots in Medicine: Past, Present and Future," International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME), IGI Global, vol. 7(4), pages 44-64, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmmme0:v:7:y:2017:i:4:p:44-64
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