Fiorini P, Goldberg KY, Liu Y, Taylor RH. Concepts and Trends n Autonomy for Robot-Assisted Surgery.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE. INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 2022;
110:993-1011. [PMID:
35911127 PMCID:
PMC7613181 DOI:
10.1109/jproc.2022.3176828]
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Abstract
Surgical robots have been widely adopted with over 4000 robots being used in practice daily. However, these are telerobots that are fully controlled by skilled human surgeons. Introducing "surgeon-assist"-some forms of autonomy-has the potential to reduce tedium and increase consistency, analogous to driver-assist functions for lanekeeping, cruise control, and parking. This article examines the scientific and technical backgrounds of robotic autonomy in surgery and some ethical, social, and legal implications. We describe several autonomous surgical tasks that have been automated in laboratory settings, and research concepts and trends.
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