We read with great interest the article by Kim et al.describing SRT-H,a hierarchical robot transformer system that achieves fully autonomous execution of the clipping and cutting steps in cholecystectomy(1).Their work...We read with great interest the article by Kim et al.describing SRT-H,a hierarchical robot transformer system that achieves fully autonomous execution of the clipping and cutting steps in cholecystectomy(1).Their work represents a remarkable technical advancement in surgical robotics-achieving 100%task success across eight ex vivo gallbladders,self-correcting errors via a high-level language policy,and outperforming several architectural variants.While the sophistication and experimental rigor of this study deserve recognition,we argue that the interpretation and future expectations of such technologies should be approached with cautious optimism,grounded in surgical reality and human clinical judgment.展开更多
Can current robotic technologies truly replicate the full scope and intricacies of human labour?In practice,the adoption of robots remains limited,especially in open,unstructured environments commonly encountered in e...Can current robotic technologies truly replicate the full scope and intricacies of human labour?In practice,the adoption of robots remains limited,especially in open,unstructured environments commonly encountered in everyday scenarios such as services,healthcare,agriculture,construction,and numerous other fields.From the perspective of general robotic manipulation,the challenges arise from three factors.(1)High operational barriers:human operators are obliged to master specialized robotic programming languages and gain a deep understanding of the tasks at hand.These tasks need to be broken down into action-level robotic programs,which results in high labour costs.(2)Limited autonomous task execution:robots lack the capability to independently plan and execute actions required to achieve the target tasks.This limitation renders them unsuitable for deployment in open,unstructured environments that demand sophisticated interaction and seamless collaboration with humans.展开更多
文摘We read with great interest the article by Kim et al.describing SRT-H,a hierarchical robot transformer system that achieves fully autonomous execution of the clipping and cutting steps in cholecystectomy(1).Their work represents a remarkable technical advancement in surgical robotics-achieving 100%task success across eight ex vivo gallbladders,self-correcting errors via a high-level language policy,and outperforming several architectural variants.While the sophistication and experimental rigor of this study deserve recognition,we argue that the interpretation and future expectations of such technologies should be approached with cautious optimism,grounded in surgical reality and human clinical judgment.
基金supported by the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program(Grant No.2023A0505030003).
文摘Can current robotic technologies truly replicate the full scope and intricacies of human labour?In practice,the adoption of robots remains limited,especially in open,unstructured environments commonly encountered in everyday scenarios such as services,healthcare,agriculture,construction,and numerous other fields.From the perspective of general robotic manipulation,the challenges arise from three factors.(1)High operational barriers:human operators are obliged to master specialized robotic programming languages and gain a deep understanding of the tasks at hand.These tasks need to be broken down into action-level robotic programs,which results in high labour costs.(2)Limited autonomous task execution:robots lack the capability to independently plan and execute actions required to achieve the target tasks.This limitation renders them unsuitable for deployment in open,unstructured environments that demand sophisticated interaction and seamless collaboration with humans.
