On February 7, 2015, the surgical robot "Da Vinci" completed the first robotic cholecystectomy in Hubei Province at Wuhan Union Hospital. The Da Vinci robot consists of three parts: an ergonomically designed doctor console; a 4-arm bedside robotic arm system; and a high-definition three-dimensional video imaging system. Compared with traditional surgery, da Vinci robotic surgery has three obvious advantages: it breaks through the limitations of the human eye and magnifies the surgical field of view 20 times; it breaks through the limitations of the human hand and operates in 7 dimensions, which can also prevent possible jitter in the human hand; There is no need for laparotomy, the wound is only 1 cm, there is less bleeding, fast recovery, and the postoperative survival rate and recovery rate are greatly improved.
In addition, through three-dimensional imaging, robotic surgery can magnify 4 to 10 times. No matter how small the blood vessels or no matter how thin the fibers are, they can be seen clearly, which can facilitate doctors to make timely judgments. It also has the advantages of wide range of use, reducing surgical staff, saving doctors' physical strength, remote surgery and convenient teaching. About an hour later, the patient's gallbladder was successfully removed.
The Da Vinci surgical robot is currently the most advanced surgical robot in the world. Its original purpose was to be used in outer space exploration, to provide medical support for astronauts, and to provide telemedicine. Currently, there are 3,079 surgical robots installed around the world, including 2,153 in the United States and 31 in mainland China.
Robot Bartender
The news about robot bartenders has occupied the headlines of major news media in Europe and the United States. Royal Caribbean International's latest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, will arrive in Shanghai in June this year. This newly launched cruise ship with a cost of US$1 billion integrates Polaris, deck skydiving, sea mansions, international cuisine, ultra-high-speed wireless Internet, robot bartenders and many entertainment projects. Among them, the use of robot bartenders is considered the first in the cruise industry. Step into the Bionic Bar where the Makr Shakr robot serves as the bartender. After ordering through the computer, the robot will automatically make cocktails for you and deliver them to you. Friendly reminder, although you can’t swing the cocktail shaker in the air like a human bartender, Makr Shakr is still very fun. You will definitely not be able to help but keep ordering, but you may also end up ordering too many drinks. Drunk.
Robot Waiter
When you stay in a hotel, if it is "WALL-E" that cleans your room for you, will you feel like you are in a science fiction movie? In fact, a robot named "A.L.O." already settled in the Aloft Hotel Bidino in the United States last year. "Arlo" can also be called a machine assistant, which can be on call at any time and is mainly responsible for delivering items to the guest room. It wears special work clothes and a name tag. After receiving instructions, it will make a "chirp" sound and complete the work step by step. "Alo" can properly arrange and execute multiple item delivery tasks in order of priority, and can also communicate with guests through different hotel platforms.
Robot Reporter
The Associated Press began working with AutomatedInsights last summer to use the company's Wordsmith platform to write financial reports. At first glance, it would be difficult for a reader to know that these articles were written by a robot. But the end of the article reads: "This report was automatically generated by AutomatedInsights." It is said that articles written by Wordsmith have a lower error rate than articles written by humans. I wonder if reporters will lose their jobs in the future.
A robot that can climb stairs
This robot is called Spot and weighs 160 pounds, about 72 kilograms. Because of its agility, it can climb stairs and walk up and down hills. It has a strong battery life and can be used indoors and outdoors. Spot is manufactured by Boston Dynamics, which was acquired by Google. Currently, Boston Dynamics’ official website has a total of 9 robot products of different sizes. If you include Spot, there are exactly 10 models.