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Medical Robotics : History, Challenges, and Future Directions / by Yao Guo, Giulio Dagnino, Guang-Zhong Yang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guo, Yao, author.
- Dagnino, Giulio, author.
- Yang, Guang-Zhong, author.
- Series:
- Innovative Medical Devices, 2731-7749
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endoscopic surgery.
- Automatic control.
- Robotics.
- Automation.
- Biomedical engineering.
- Minimally Invasive Surgery.
- Control, Robotics, Automation.
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
- Local Subjects:
- Minimally Invasive Surgery.
- Control, Robotics, Automation.
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (140 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- This book outlines the global trends and new research directions of medical robotics, while also highlighting associated technical, commercial, regulatory, and economic challenges. In particular, it focuses on three areas of medical robotics: (i) robotic surgery, (ii) rehabilitation and personal assistance, and (iii) hospital automation. With improved safety, efficacy and reduced costs, robotic platforms will soon approach a tipping point, moving beyond early adopters to become part of the mainstream clinical practice, defining the future of smart hospitals and home-based patient care. This book provides an up-to-date, concise, focused, and effective overview of medical robotics, making the content suitable for readers with different technical backgrounds, including bioengineering, robotics, computer science, as well as clinical professionals. The clarity of the exposure of complex topics in simple way makes the book a unique resource for both experienced professionals and novices who approach medical robotics. As a reference for medical robot research, readers can select some chapters according to their own interests.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Robotic Surgery
- Surgical Robotics
- Therapeutic Training and Personal Assistance
- Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics
- Hospital Automation Robotics
- Emerging Challenges and Future Trends.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 981-9973-17-1
- OCLC:
- 1425791019
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