Current Status and Trends in Surgical Robot Development Across Different Operating Environments
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Surgical Robot; Surgical Environment; Precision.Abstract
The application of surgical robots has enhanced surgical precision and resolved previously challenging issues in operations, making it one of the most researched topics worldwide. This paper elucidates the significance of selecting surgical robots tailored to the characteristics of different surgical environments. This paper introduces that the application of surgical robots in the abdominal surgery environment can make up for the shortcomings of traditional surgery and perform long-distance surgery. The application of a frameless stereotactic surgery robot in neurosurgery has high precision, and the controllability of the operation process is effectively enhanced through the dynamic calibration mechanism. The surgical robot applied in the microsurgery environment can improve the operation accuracy of the surgery through the functions of motion scaling and tremor filtering. However, the current surgical robot still has the limitations of low penetration, limited tactile feedback, and a long user training cycle. In the future, the rational application of AI and the targeted development of the functions of surgical robots according to the characteristics of the corresponding surgical environment are the key to expanding the application of surgical robots.
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