@inproceedings{3f8c8313478d4ca09f7c74a85cae0c71,
title = "Robots as surgical assistants: Where we are, wither we are tending, and how to get there",
abstract = "This paper concerns the use of “robotic” technologies and systems to significantly improve the ability of human clinicians to perform surgery and other interventional procedures. We discuss briefly several possible taxonomies and adopt one of them to structure a brief overview of the field, using the different roles that robotic systems can play as an organizing principal. Our discussion emphasizes the complementary capabilities of robots and hmnans, and includes short sections on “intern replacements{"}, telesurgical systems, robotic navigational aids, precise positioning systems and precise path systems. We conclude with a few remarks on the essential collaboration between clinical end users and robotics tecbmology researchers that is crucial to future progress in this emerging field.",
author = "Taylor, {Russell H.}",
year = "1997",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/BFb0029430",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "354062709X",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "3--11",
editor = "Robert Baud and Elpida Keravnou and Catherine Garbay and Jeremy Wyatt",
booktitle = "Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 6th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Europe, AIME 1997, Proceedings",
note = "6th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 1997 ; Conference date: 23-03-1997 Through 26-03-1997",
}