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Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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Tool Holder Design
This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), requires students to design a magnetic tool holder for a robot surgeon.
It is intended that students will:
• Appreciate the potential of surgical robots
• Understand how simple scientific principles can be used in sophisticated applications
• Understand how electric circuits can be switched on and off
• Understand the factors that can affect the strength of an electromagnet
Telemedicine is a new and fast developing field in healthcare. Even twenty years ago the idea of a surgeon being able to operate a robot from hundreds of miles away in order to perform an operation seemed like science fiction. Today, this is not only possible but engineers, working with scientists and doctors, are now designing robotic systems which will be able to operate on patients with no human intervention at all.
This activity requires students to use their knowledge of electromagnetism in order to design and build a tool holder for a surgical robot. The activity is supported a student briefing sheet and prompts to aid peer assessment.
Related activities can be found in the Remote Operations sub-collection.
This activity is supported by the video Robotic Surgery and the video Remote Medicine.
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