Robot portable surgery

Scientists and doctors at the University of Washington are preparing to conduct a remote operation in the universe with the help of a portable medicine robot. The experiment will take place next month in a zero-gravity environment simulated by the American Space Agency (NASA).

The robot, named Raven , can be controlled at a distance several kilometers from it via the Internet.

Raven was created under the aegis of the US Department of Defense to provide treatment for wounded soldiers on the battlefield, carrying out complex surgeries for patients in remote and isolated areas of the developing world. develop and help medical astronauts working on the International Space Station (ISS).

Professor Blake Hannaford, co-chair of the University of Washington's Department of Biomedical Robotics, said the difference between the robots and other robots currently used in many US hospitals is that it is easy to carry and easy to contact. .

All this robot weighs only 18 kg, can carry and reassemble easily without the engineers.

Dr. Mika Sinanan is explaining the mechanism of operation of the Raven robot (photo right) - (Photo: AP)

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