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Robotics in Medicine: A Brief Survey

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Medical Informatics Europe 1991

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics ((LNMED,volume 45))

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A survey on different fields of application of robots and robot technology in medicine is presented. Robotics applications will be categorized according to the following areas: stationary laboratory robot systems, autonomous robot transport systems, robot systems for the severely handicapped, robot patient simulators, and robot applications in surgery. It is argued that robots and robot technology will be used in medicine at a more rapid pace than anticipated.

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  1. Department of Medical Computer Sciences, University of Vienna, Garnisongasse 13, A - 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Erwin Ernst & Klaus-Peter Adlassnig

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  2. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Akademiska Hospital, P. O. Box 552, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

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  3. National Institute of Public Health, Geitmyrsveien 75, 0462, Oslo, Norway

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Ernst, E., Adlassnig, KP. (1991). Robotics in Medicine: A Brief Survey. In: Adlassnig, KP., Grabner, G., Bengtsson, S., Hansen, R. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe 1991. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93503-9_185

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