A number of developed countries are rapidly turning into super-aged societies.Consequently,the demand for reduced surgical invasiveness and enhanced efficiency in the medical field has increased due to the need to red...A number of developed countries are rapidly turning into super-aged societies.Consequently,the demand for reduced surgical invasiveness and enhanced efficiency in the medical field has increased due to the need to reduce the physical burden on older patients and shorten their recovery period.Intelligent surgical robot systems offer high precision,high safety,and reduced invasiveness.This paper presents a review of current intelligent surgical robot systems.The history of robots and three types of intelligent surgical robots are discussed.The problems with current surgical robot systems are then analyzed.Several aspects that should be considered in designing new surgical systems are discussed in detail.The paper ends with a summary of the work and a discussion of future prospects for surgical robot development.展开更多
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Shenzhen Robot Research Program(No.U1613221)in part by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2017YFC0110500)+1 种基金in part by the Global Centers of Excellence Program“Global Robot Academia,”Waseda University,Tokyo,Japanand in part by the Program for Leading Graduate Schools,“Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics”of the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology。
文摘A number of developed countries are rapidly turning into super-aged societies.Consequently,the demand for reduced surgical invasiveness and enhanced efficiency in the medical field has increased due to the need to reduce the physical burden on older patients and shorten their recovery period.Intelligent surgical robot systems offer high precision,high safety,and reduced invasiveness.This paper presents a review of current intelligent surgical robot systems.The history of robots and three types of intelligent surgical robots are discussed.The problems with current surgical robot systems are then analyzed.Several aspects that should be considered in designing new surgical systems are discussed in detail.The paper ends with a summary of the work and a discussion of future prospects for surgical robot development.