Concepts and Trends in Autonomy for Robot-Assisted Surgery

作者：Paolo Fiorini, Ken Y. Goldberg, Yunhui Liu, Russell H. Taylor · 发表于：Proceedings of the IEEE · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1109/jproc.2022.3176828 · 被引用次数：91 · 研究领域：Surgical Simulation and Training、Anatomy and Medical Technology、Soft Robotics and Applications

Surgical robots have been widely adopted with over 4000 robots being used in practice daily. However, these are telerobots that are fully controlled by skilled human surgeons. Introducing "surgeon-assist"-some forms of autonomy-has the potential to reduce tedium and increase consistency, analogous to driver-assist functions for lanekeeping, cruise control, and parking. This article examines the scientific and technical backgrounds of robotic autonomy in surgery and some ethical, social, and legal implications. We describe several autonomous surgical tasks that have been automated in laboratory settings, and research concepts and trends.