| Description |
1 online resource (105 pages) |
| Series |
Internet Research ; v. 30 |
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Internet research.
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| Contents |
Abstracts & keywords; Editorial; Can medical robots reduce health care costs?; A review of the latest developments in the industry; IFR news; Tutorial; Features; The Acrobotw system for total knee replacement; A prototype robot for polishing and milling large objects; The TERESA project; Design and control issues for intrinsically safe medical robots; Mini features; New products |
| Summary |
The challenge of medical roboticsOur themes for this issue are ''Medicalrobotics and robotic prosthetic devices''. In aworld of uncertainties I consider that a brightfuture for this field is about as certain as youcan get. The principal properties of industrial robotsthat we have strived to improve are theirspeed and accuracy and to a lesser extent theirload carrying capacity or strength. Medicalrobots are normally grouped under the''service robots'' umbrella where accuracyand speed are low down on the priority list. However, I would argue that medical robotshave far more in common with their i |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Robotics in medicine.
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Robots, Industrial.
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Robotics in medicine
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Robots, Industrial
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781845445119 |
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1845445112 |
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