Having successful surgery (手术) can help save people's life. A doctor's hands always play an important role when doing surgery. Therefore, scientists are always working hard to use new helpers—robots—to make them more precise (准确的) in surgery.
MicroPort MedBot, a company (公司) in Shanghai, made a surgical robot to help doctors do surgery in small space. The robot has four arms and the arms can do things like a doctor's hands. It can also give a 3D picture of the surgery. The robot won the "Super AI Leader" prize at the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
Du Qunjian from MicroPort MedBot, said that the robot would help more doctors to do many kinds of difficult surgeries. "There are only a few excellent doctors who are able to do some surgeries across the country," Du said. "But with the help of robots, we can solve the problem."
"Sometimes it takes long to do surgery. And doctors will feel tired easily. With the robot, doctors can see clearly what they're doing," Du said. "The robotic surgery could save sick people from the danger of infection (感染) and help them get well faster after the surgery."
In June, MicroPort MedBot finished two remote (远程的) robotic surgeries at hospitals in Jiangsu and Xinjiang. The company hopes to use 5G to help more people in poor places.
Now surgical robots are not popular in hospitals because of their high costs. But the market for them is expected to grow in China over the next few years. According to a report, the market size for surgical robots in China will grow from $400 million in 2020 to $3.8 billion in 2026.
