Science Daily has an informative article discussing yet more advances in the field of robotic surgeries. What is interesting about this article is that it reviews how the advances might eliminate the need for surgeons to use fluoroscopy—which uses radiation—when doing catheter-based procedures. The advantage of this is that the patient is exposed to less radiation.
Here, however, is the operative quote from the article: “The technology will advance to the point where robots—without the guidance of a doctor—can someday operate on people.”
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Jack Uldrich is a writer, futurist, public speaker and host of jumpthecurve.net. He is the author of seven books, including Jump the Curve and The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business. He is also a frequent speaker on future trends, innovation, change management and executive leadership to a variety of businesses, industries and non-profit organizations and associations.
