Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots are bringing a new era to medicine. Advanced medical robots can perform diagnostic and surgical procedures, aid rehabilitation, and provide symbiotic prosthetics to replace limbs. The technology used in these devices, including computer vision, medical image analysis, haptics, navigation, precise manipulation, and machine learning (ML) , could allow autonomous robots to carry out diagnostic imaging, remote surgery, surgical subtasks, or even entire surgical procedures. Moreover, AI in rehabilitation devices and advanced prosthetics can provide individualized support, as well as improved functionality and mobility (see the figure). The combination of extraordinary advances in robotics, medicine, materials science, and computing could bring safer, more efficient, and more widely available patient care in the future. -Gemma K. Alderton

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Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots are revolutionizing healthcare with advanced capabilities such as diagnostic imaging, remote surgery, and improved functionality in rehabilitation and prosthetics. The combination of computer vision, medical image analysis, haptics, navigation, precise manipulation, and machine learning enables autonomous robots to perform complex surgical procedures and provide individualized support to patients. This integration of robotics, medicine, materials science, and computing has the potential to greatly enhance patient care in terms of safety, efficiency, and accessibility.