• Canaconda@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    edit-2
    7 hours ago

    To me “Robot Surgeon” means a human surgeon and a programmer/engineer got together and meticulously detailed every single step of the procedure such that the machine cannot behave outside of their expectations.

    To me robot surgeons should remain machines.

    • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      3 hours ago

      I think of a tiny robot arm and sensor array that lets a human surgeon see and work on smaller parts of a patient than they could otherwise manage safely.

      I guess that would be a cyborg surgeon.

    • HubertManne@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      28
      ·
      7 hours ago

      The only robot surgeons I know of are like the divinci system where a doctor runs it but it allows for smaller incisions and very small and precise movements. I like that one.

      • frongt@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        6 hours ago

        I’ve had it used on me. Can confirm, it’s a massive improvement over human-hand-scale operation.

        • HubertManne@piefed.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          6 hours ago

          yeah I had it to. Had seen it before and was super psyched to have the option. The bussiness thing is wild though as the hospital is basically buying so many uses rather than owning the machine.