A robotic assistant recently arrived at the International Space Station to perform a simulated surgery that will be controlled by a surgeon 250 miles away on Earth.
Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into its case on Aug. 11 before a shake test.Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into its case on Aug. 11 before a shake test.The robot is small in size but its aspirations are out of this world — literally.
"The tasks mimic surgical tissue with tension that allows a dissection to be performed," a University of Nebraska release explained. The robot"will use its left arm to grasp, and its right arm to cut, much like a human surgeon in a hospital operating room."The robot was developed by Virtual Incision Corporation, based in Lincoln, Neb. It was also made possible through a partnership between NASA and the University of Nebraska.
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