Researchers have created a robot that will be on hand to save lives in the most dangerous locations around the world, and you won’t believe its capabilities.
While robots act as waiters, lawnmowers, and hotel staff worldwide, they are now set to revolutionise the medical industry in ways you might not have imagined.
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have developed a robot medic which can operate in dangerous environments where human doctors cannot.
Here is what you need to know about this incredible technology.
Robot medic is a game changer – tasks you didn’t think possible
Robots have been cleverly used to go deep into the ocean where humans cannot go, as well as far into space, so, of course, it makes sense to create a robot medic who can take on high-risk environments.
Amazingly, researchers have come up with this exact technology in nine months, which is a game changer for providing crucial medical care.
The robot, which uses cutting-edge technology, will be capable of saving lives in hazardous locations like radiation zones, war-torn regions, and humanitarian disaster sites. We can all watch this significant breakthrough with hope and faith as it takes on situations no human can.
So how does it work? – incredible technology behind the creation
While the project took only nine months, the work that went into creating this robot medic is fascinating and incredibly technical.
Researchers used medical telexistence (MediTel) technology, a three-way collaboration between the university’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Sheffield Robotics, and the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.
The result was a fully mobile, robotic-controlled un-crewed ground vehicle (UGV) designed explicitly for medical intervention. The robot, controlled by human medics, will utilise its advanced robotic arms to perform vital medical assessments.
Together with its virtual reality (VR) capability, the system enables doctors to assess casualties and possibly save lives without subjecting themselves to these hazardous environments.
A range of functions – the ability to save lives
Unbelievably, the robot medic will be capable of performing a comprehensive assessment of casualties within just twenty minutes. It will be able to check a patient’s temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate, which could prove invaluable when it comes to saving lives.
If that weren’t fascinating enough, this technology can also conduct palpations of the abdomen and administer pain medication using an auto-injector. During the process, real-time data will be sent to the controller to facilitate decision-making and interventions.
Professor Sanja Dogramadzi, director of Sheffield Robotics, stated: “Multiple emergency response services could use this platform”.
It doesn’t stop there; the team at the University of Sheffield have plans to build upon the robot’s success and explore creating a large-scale medical emergency platform capable of rapid deployment during humanitarian disasters.
This innovative technology stands as a beacon of hope for those in need during such disasters, safeguarding the lives of doctors and nurses across the world.