As part of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Information Session I attended at Stanford, we received a tour of the Stanford Institute of Design. What a creative atmosphere! Most of the…
I made my first crepe! It has Nutella and sliced bananas. Mmmmm!
Happy crepe-ing,
—Sarah Sent from my iPhone
Happy crepe-ing,
—Sarah Sent from my iPhone
As part of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Information Session I attended at Stanford, we received a tour of the Stanford Institute of Design. What a creative atmosphere! Most of the students at the info session were interested in product design, so it was good we got the tour.
One of the main classrooms is very dynamic in that you can change at least 5 different aspects of the room. All the tables and chairs and boards are either stackable or roll away. You can even roll dividers to change the shape of the room. This classroom leads into the main student work space, where groups of students get an exclusive board for their projects to brainstorm and use for the design process. The boards hang on red pegs found throughout the building. A group can refresh a space simply by placing their board in spot.Happy designing,
—Sarah
I got to visit Professor Cutkosky’s Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab at Stanford today. It was really cool to see some of his old prototype robots like StickyBot (gecko) and…
I just got my Bose On-Ear headphone replacement cushions. It was a really quick swap out. I just detached the old cushions and snapped the nice, new ones into place. It’s like a brand new pair of…
The surgery marks the first time that a robot surgeon and a robot anesthesiologist have collaborated to operate on a humanDaVinci and McSleepy Team Up For a Prostatectomy …
Happy listening,
—Sarah
The surgery marks the first time that a robot surgeon and a robot anesthesiologist have collaborated to operate on a humanDaVinci and McSleepy Team Up For a Prostatectomy McGill UniversityI’m not sure I would trust robots named McSleepy and DaVinci to knock me out and cut me open, but that’s what one brave soul just did, when he had his prostate removed at McGill University Health Centre for the world’s first all-robotic surgery.
DaVinci is a widely used surgical robot that can be controlled by surgeons from remote locations, and McSleepy is, appropriately, an anesthesia bot. The two collaborated for the first time ever in this groundbreaking surgery, performed at Montreal General Hospital. Their surgeon masters kept them closely monitored, of course, but the use of the bots provided for a higher level of precision than would be achievable with humans alone.
DaVinci sends 3D HD images to the surgical team, where they operate its arms via video control. McSleepy makes the perfect partner for such an operation. Anesthesia can be difficult during robot surgeries, because the patient has to be positioned just so, with a high level of muscle relaxation. Using McSleepy guarantees the same quality of care for every surgery, with precise configuration for that operation’s specific needs.The success of this surgery makes it likely that DaVinci and McSleepy will team up again. The researchers plan to test robotic surgery and robotic anesthesia across a variety of surgeries and patients.
That’s insane! That is one brave dude to go under and let robots cut away at him. On another note, this is really amazing technology. I’m happy to see our technology moving to be this advanced. I can’t wait to hear about what else medical robots will be used for.
Happy surgery,
—Sarah
