• Question: What is the future of robotics in medicine?

    Asked by kianxf123 to Frank, Ian, Isabel, Jared, Zena on 12 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Zena Hadjivasiliou

      Zena Hadjivasiliou answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      There’s lots of fascinating work in this field but I have to say I am not an expert. Scientists can now make prosthetic limbs, like arms and legs, and help people that have had serious accidents improve their lives 🙂

      One really cool project that is developing right now is aimed at making blind people see. I think this is pretty incredible as we are getting close to finding a way of passing outside information to the brain even when our eyes are damaged. I am sure Jared will have a lot to tell you about this 😉

    • Photo: Isabel Pires

      Isabel Pires answered on 14 Mar 2015:

      I agree with Zena that robotics can help people se, and help to replace lost limbs.
      Another advance I think is really interesting is how doctors can now use remote controlled robots to do operations! It is fascinating that they can have the sensitivity to do so 🙂

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