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Researchers developing NASA-inspired vision-enabled surgical robot for children
26 August 2014, 12:00 am

A vision-enabled robot that was inspired by the robotic arms used to help astronauts build the International Space Station is now being developed by a team of researchers in order to assist in minimally invasive pediatric surgery. The system, called KidsArm, is being developed by the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Center for Image-Guided Innovation & Therapeutic Intervention (CIGITI) along with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., the company that developed the space shuttle's robotic arms. Vision Systems Design - Non-Industrial VisionLink.

Source: AI in the News

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