[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":350},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-could-you-sue-diagnostic-algorithms-or-medical-robots-in-the-future":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":169,"relatedBooks":349},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":34,"project_category":42,"contact_email_category":43,"yst_prominent_words":44,"class_list":54,"better_featured_image":71,"acf":104,"yoast_meta":113,"_links":116},21023,"2018-06-30T10:43:45","2018-06-30T08:43:45",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=21023","2022-05-25T17:48:18","2022-05-25T15:48:18","could-you-sue-diagnostic-algorithms-or-medical-robots-in-the-future","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcould-you-sue-diagnostic-algorithms-or-medical-robots-in-the-future",{"rendered":17},"Could You Sue Diagnostic Algorithms Or Medical Robots In The Future?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2018. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What if a deep learning algorithm misses a diagnosis, the doctor accepts the judgment and the patient dies? What if a surgical robot injures a patient during a procedure? Who will be held liable in the future when robots and artificial intelligence (A.I.), acting autonomously, wrong humans? As the FDA already approved the first A.I. diagnostic algorithms, lawmakers and medical malpractice lawyers should consider these scenarios as they might become reality sooner than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>When a diagnostic algorithm goes wrong\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2031, Andrea went to Milan for a check-up to his GP because he felt nauseated all the time and a strange pressure on the left side of his head. The doctor suggested to him that he runs a couple of tests and informed him about involving a diagnostic algorithm in the procedure. The machine learning algorithm was trained to identify brain tumors – one of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fnature26000\">first studies in the area dates back to March 2018\u003C\u002Fa> – with very high accuracy. In most cases, it diagnosed cancerous tissues far better than some trained histopathologists, but in Andrea’s case, something went astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The algorithm found something different than the diagnostician, and as the use of A.I. was already common practice, the histopathologist did not question the judgment. As a result, Andrea was mistreated: an unnecessary operation, ineffective medication cures and long-long weeks went by until someone discovered the algorithmic error. However, the patient’s brain already suffered irreversible damages, and the family wants to sue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21025\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"631\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fmedical-artificial-intelligence.png\" alt=\"medical malpractice\" class=\"wp-image-21025\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fmedical-artificial-intelligence.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fmedical-artificial-intelligence-768x557.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fmedical-artificial-intelligence-512x371.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.itnonline.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What if a blood-drawing robot caused injury?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the 2030s, the popularity of blood-drawing robots soared as they were fast, efficient and they could find the appropriate vein usually in less time than nurses or phlebotomists. They gained recognition also because one-drop-blood tests were still rare as their advancement stopped \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Ftheranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4\">due to the infamous Theranos-story\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One morning, Greg went to the local hospital because he needed a blood test for checking on an infection. He already had some experience with blood-drawing robots, so he was aware that the procedure lasts less than a minute, and it is minimally painful. When Greg sat down, and the nurse turned on the system, the robotic arm found the vein and took the blood. However, afterwards, it did not respond to any command anymore leaving the needle in Greg’s arm for long-long minutes. He was shocked. After the staff managed to remove it, his arm wound had to be bandaged. He decided to hire a medical malpractice lawyer. But whom to sue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21026\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fblood-drawing-robot.jpg\" alt=\"medical malpractice\" class=\"wp-image-21026\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fblood-drawing-robot.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fblood-drawing-robot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fblood-drawing-robot-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.dailymotion.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How to decide who is liable?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In these two hypothetical cases, medical technologies acted autonomously and ended up hurting or injuring the patient. Needless to say that we have highly theoretical reasoning here, without knowing the particulars which refine every case down to the point where there is a particular patient with a particular condition on a particular day in a particular place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Staying at the theoretical level, though, David Harlow, a US-based healthcare lawyer, consultant and \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhealthblawg.com\">blogger focusing on digital health\u003C\u002Fa> believes that it is still worth breaking down the cases to key categories of concern: design flaws, implementation flaws, and user error. Thus, when we look at technology’s encounter with the doctor and the patient, depending on the case, there might be a design flaw – in which case the company might be liable, an implementation flaw, in which case the doctor or the nurse might be responsible, and user error, which might go down to the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What if the robot has a design flaw?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here, we are assuming that there was no user error, the patient could not have done anything differently, so our cases could either go down to design flaws or implementation flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>First of all, it is worth examining the differences in the technologies when looking at the hypothetical cases. In case of analog technologies – the first layer of technologies or traditional technologies –  that provide data or let users access data without any algorithm (e.g., stethoscope); when a design flaw causes harm to patients, “\u003Cem>the first step on the road to being able to hold the company liable, is often a trip to the FDA, seeking a recall of the medical device for failure to comply with the FDA approval\u003C\u002Fem>”, says Harlow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the case of digital technologies, constituting the second layer of technologies when looking at the level of advancement; which do have algorithms programmed into them without the code changing by itself (e.g., medical records software), the situation might be similar. As according to Harlow they might be considered \u003Cem>a \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>“black box,” i.e., a system that takes in some inputs and yields an output, without affording the clinician reading the output insight into the algorithm conducting the analysis, it is regulated as a medical device, \u003C\u002Fem>the procedure might be similar to that of the analog technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, in terms of liability for a misdiagnosis or for other harm caused by technology, such as a blood-drawing robot, \u003Cem>it is instructive to consider the way in which contract and tort law have dealt with the possibility and the actuality of malpractice claims based on the use of electronic health record systems partially or in whole\u003C\u002Fem>, explains Harlow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21027\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"544\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-rubik.jpg\" alt=\"medical malpractice\" class=\"wp-image-21027\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-rubik.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-rubik-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-rubik-512x320.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.miscellaneoushi.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Where’s the smart algorithm’s place?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The third category of technologies might be the most interesting and the most problematic to regulate and deal with – deep learning or machine learning algorithms for diagnostics in radiology and pathology. These constructions might change over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here, Harlow asks the question of how we know whether the algorithm is progressing in the “right” direction. He says, in these circumstances, there are at least two intersecting bodies of thought that should affect the physician’s decision-making when using A.I.: regulatory approval and standard of care. In the first case, assuming the FDA (or analog) can approve a machine learning tool that will change over time. Without regulatory approval of a device, the device may not be used in clinical practice. In the second case, the device needs to be permitted or required by the current professional consensus on the practice of medicine to be considered within the bounds of practice (i.e., it’s not malpractice to use it).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, legal practice might try to create a ‘black box’ out of machine learning algorithms, as well, however, it might be more problematic here than in case of other digital technologies so that liability might go down to the company creating the algorithm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21029\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flaw-concept-circuit-board-with-scales-icon-3d-render.jpeg\" alt=\"medical malpractice\" class=\"wp-image-21029\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flaw-concept-circuit-board-with-scales-icon-3d-render.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flaw-concept-circuit-board-with-scales-icon-3d-render-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flaw-concept-circuit-board-with-scales-icon-3d-render-512x384.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.analyticsindiamag.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Does the diagnostician or the phlebotomist have any responsibility?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When there is no proven design flaw in the case, we have to examine whether the pathologist or phlebotomist or any other physician used the device as it was supposed to be used. Harlow says that in both cases, the professional is open to liability if he or she used the tool in a situation outside the scope of its regulatory approval, or misused it, or applied it despite significant professional questioning of the validity of the evidence surrounding the tool, or with knowledge of the toolmaker obfuscating negative facts. In any other cases, the ball falls back on the creators and the companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What if robots with A.I. get ‘personhood’?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, what to do with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Fsaudi-arabia-made-robot-citizen-calling-womens-rights\u002F\">Sophia-like creatures who already have citizenship in Saudi Arabia\u003C\u002Fa>? What to do with fully autonomous, machine learning algorithms making decisions based on their judgment as a result of considerations that might be out of human perception?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The European Union seems to experiment with a new legal status for the future. A European Parliament \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.europarl.europa.eu\u002Fsides\u002FgetDoc.do?pubRef=-\u002F\u002FEP\u002F\u002FTEXT+REPORT+A8-2017-0005+0+DOC+XML+V0\u002F\u002FEN\">report\u003C\u002Fa> from early 2017 suggests that self-learning robots could be granted “\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.politico.eu\u002Farticle\u002Feurope-divided-over-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-personhood\u002F\">electronic personalities\u003C\u002Fa>.” Such a status would not mean that they could adopt kids or marry humans or other robots. It might only allow robots to be insured individually and be held liable for damages if they go rogue and start hurting people or damaging property. And how would the aggrieved parties receive any compensation? There is an idea for example by setting up a compulsory insurance scheme that could be fed by the wealth a robot is accumulating over the time of its “existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21028\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-ai.jpg\" alt=\"medical malpractice\" class=\"wp-image-21028\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-ai.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-ai-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Frobot-ai-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.dreamstime.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although A.I. experts and researchers criticize the report for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.politico.eu\u002Farticle\u002Feurope-divided-over-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-personhood\u002F\">allowing manufacturers to shake off their responsibilities\u003C\u002Fa>, the idea might be a creative solution for a widening grey area in medical malpractice law. Other, similarly forward-looking legal notions and principles will be necessary for the near future, as Harlow estimated, the first scenarios with narrow artificial intelligence or medical robots might arrive as early as within a year at the medical malpractice law firms. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feepurl.com\u002FZejiT\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What if a deep learning algorithm misses a diagnosis, the doctor accepts the judgment and the patient dies? What if a surgical robot injures a patient during a procedure? Who will be held liable in the future when robots and artificial intelligence (A.I.), acting autonomously, wrong humans? As the FDA already approved the first A.I. diagnostic algorithms, lawmakers and medical malpractice lawyers should consider these scenarios as they might become reality sooner than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,21032,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33],504,511,512,[35,36,37,38,39,40,41],144,376,377,868,958,959,134,[],[],[45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53],1729,1789,1883,2017,2705,2739,2741,1715,1723,[55,14,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70],"post-21023","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-bioethics","category-robotics","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-robot","tag-robotics-2","tag-law","tag-medical-malpractice","tag-legal","tag-ai",{"id":24,"alt_text":72,"caption":27,"description":73,"media_type":74,"media_details":75,"post":5,"source_url":103},"Lawsuit robots TMF","TMF","image",{"width":76,"height":77,"file":78,"sizes":79,"image_meta":100},870,489,"2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots.png",{"medium":80,"large":86,"thumbnail":91,"medium_large":95,"large_old_512x288":96},{"file":81,"width":82,"height":83,"mime-type":84,"source_url":85},"lawsuit-robots-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots-370x208.png",{"file":87,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":84,"source_url":90},"lawsuit-robots-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots-768x432.png",{"file":92,"width":93,"height":93,"mime-type":84,"source_url":94},"lawsuit-robots-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots-150x150.png",{"file":87,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":84,"source_url":90},{"file":97,"width":33,"height":98,"mime-type":84,"source_url":99},"lawsuit-robots-512x288.png",288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots-512x288.png",{"aperture":101,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":101,"copyright":27,"focal_length":101,"iso":101,"shutter_speed":101,"title":27,"orientation":101,"keywords":102},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flawsuit-robots.png",{"related_posts":105,"related_posts_footer":109,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[106,107,108],13373,13151,14049,[110,111,112],14607,13650,13689,{"yoast_wpseo_title":114,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":115,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Could You Sue Diagnostic Algorithms Or Medical Robots In The Future? - The Medical Futurist","As the FDA approved the first A.I. diagnostic tools, lawmakers and medical malpractice lawyers should consider what to do in case something goes wrong.",{"self":117,"collection":123,"about":126,"author":129,"replies":132,"version-history":135,"predecessor-version":139,"wp:featuredmedia":143,"wp:attachment":146,"wp:term":149,"curies":165},[118],{"href":119,"targetHints":120},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21023",{"allow":121},[122],"GET",[124],{"href":125},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[127],{"href":128},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[130],{"embeddable":26,"href":131},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[133],{"embeddable":26,"href":134},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=21023",[136],{"count":137,"href":138},23,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21023\u002Frevisions",[140],{"id":141,"href":142},46443,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21023\u002Frevisions\u002F46443",[144],{"embeddable":26,"href":145},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F21032",[147],{"href":148},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=21023",[150,153,156,159,162],{"taxonomy":151,"embeddable":26,"href":152},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=21023",{"taxonomy":154,"embeddable":26,"href":155},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=21023",{"taxonomy":157,"embeddable":26,"href":158},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=21023",{"taxonomy":160,"embeddable":26,"href":161},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=21023",{"taxonomy":163,"embeddable":26,"href":164},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=21023",[166],{"name":167,"href":168,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[170],{"id":112,"date":171,"date_gmt":172,"guid":173,"modified":175,"modified_gmt":176,"slug":177,"status":13,"type":14,"link":178,"title":179,"content":181,"excerpt":183,"author":23,"featured_media":185,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":186,"categories":187,"tags":190,"project_category":209,"contact_email_category":211,"yst_prominent_words":212,"class_list":229,"better_featured_image":252,"acf":287,"yoast_meta":304,"_links":307},"2025-05-19T08:58:28","2025-05-19T06:58:28",{"rendered":174},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=13689","2025-05-19T08:58:30","2025-05-19T06:58:30","medical-robots","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-robots",{"rendered":180},"From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare",{"rendered":182,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine. Here’s our overview to understand robotics in healthcare better so that everyone can prepare for the appearance of mechanic helpers in medical facilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One important notice as a prelude to this topic. In many people’s minds – unconsciously – artificial intelligence and robots get mixed up: when they hear about AI, they automatically imagine robots. However, the two are not (necessarily) the same: the ‘brain’ is in the software, the robot is just an actuator.    Most of the below examples are not intelligent, not by human standards, nor even at the problem-solving level of large language models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Metallic allies for the benefit of the vulnerable\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While there are concerns about machines replacing people in the workforce, we believe there are advantages to the renewal of the distribution of tasks. Machines don’t need sleep or food, don’t have prejudices, and definitely won’t grunt about why they need to complete the same monotonous tasks for the thousandth time – for example washing up to the hospital floor or bringing medicine up the 10th floor. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, we could imagine how healthcare robots could take over administrative and\u002For monotonous tasks that people like to skip anyway; while medical professionals, doctors, and nurses can truly devote their precious time to the job that they signed up for – caring for the sick and vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Are We Afraid Of Androids But Love Humanoid Robots? - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FsbTl_9dTo7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With some preparation and forethought, we can make sure the human touch stays relevant in medicine while taking advantage of our metallic allies. For this reason, we collected here the most useful robots in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Robotic nurses dressing mannequins and bed-bathing patients\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Delicate movement, like gently handling an elderly patient is traditionally the most challenging task to robots, who are much faster developing in intellectual tasks than matching humans in fine-motor skills. But there is undoubtedly impressive progress. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It was huge news in 2022 when a two-armed robot \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newscientist.com\u002Farticle\u002F2315052-robotic-nurse-can-dress-a-mannequin-in-a-hospital-gown\u002F#ixzz7Q9FU2G7i\" target=\"_blank\">could grasp a folded hospital gown\u003C\u002Fa> and dress a medical mannequin lying on a bed. The technology is still not yet ready for use by people, but it is an experimental step towards artificial nurses in hospitals. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Frobotic-nurse-dressig-a-mannequin2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42041\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Science.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Fan Zhang and Yiannis Demiris at Imperial College London tested their robot in a scenario that closely mimicked the Certified Nursing Assistant test used in US healthcare, in which a trainee nurse has to put an open-backed robe on a person with weak or paralysed arms. Instead of a human, however, they used a mannequin designed for medical training. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Personal Robotic Lab at the Imperial College has multiple fascinating projects underway, aiming to offer assistance in tasks like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fieeexplore.ieee.org\u002Fdocument\u002F10517379\" target=\"_blank\">bed-bathing patients\u003C\u002Fa>, or Blueberry, a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imperial.ac.uk\u002Fpersonal-robotics\u002Fparticipate\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">dual-arm assistive wheelchair\u003C\u002Fa> that may one day assist in everyday tasks like eating and opening doors. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Surgical robots for surgical precision\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Surgery is an unpleasant experience at best. The waiting lists can be long depending on available manpower and resources. Thus, surgical robots are the prodigies of surgery. According to market analysis, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.computerworld.com\u002Farticle\u002F1658250\u002Fa-robot-will-likely-assist-in-your-future-surgery.html\" target=\"_blank\">the industry is about to boom\u003C\u002Fa>. By 2027, global surgical \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.saranextgen.com\u002Fhomeworkhelp\u002Findex.php?id=3071\">robotics sales are expected to reach \u003C\u002Fa>$14.8 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The most commonly known surgical robot is the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.intuitive.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fproducts-and-services\u002Fda-vinci\" target=\"_blank\">da Vinci Surgical System\u003C\u002Fa>, and believe it or not, it was introduced almost 25 years ago! It features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate to a far greater extent than the human hand. While the surgeon is 100% in control of the robotic system at all times, they can carry out more precise operations than previously thought possible. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The field has developed with lightning speed in recent years, with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002F5-things-that-could-shape-surgical-robotics-in-the-next-decade\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">major new trends\u003C\u002Fa> and a market with a good number of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002F10-surgical-robotics-companies-worth-following-in-2024\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">established players\u003C\u002Fa>. Clinical use is already accepted, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fneocis-brings-in-20m-for-robotic-dental-surgeries\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">new FDA approvals\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Faim-medical-robotics-starting-1st-human-clinical-study-for-mri-compatible-surgical-robot\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">new trials\u003C\u002Fa> are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fmicrobot-medical-completes-1st-clinical-trial-of-surgical-robot\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">underway\u003C\u002Fa> targeting new niches, like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fcmr-surgical-begins-1st-pediatric-clinical-trial-with-versius\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">pediatric surgeries\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery Solutions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FMT8DrPaJVEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Blood drawing and disinfector robots help put ‘care’ back into healthcare\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>During a hospital stay, patients interact with nurses the most. Like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-nurses-superheros-aided-by-technology\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shiva, the eight-armed Indian goddess, they are there, usually in 12-hour shifts\u003C\u002Fa>, to draw blood, check your vital signs, monitor your condition and take care of your hygiene if needed. They are often overwhelmed by physically and mentally daunting tasks, and the result is often an unpleasant experience for everyone involved. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Robotic nurses will help carry this burden in the future. They are designed to be able to carry out repetitive and monotonous tasks, so human staff can have more energy to deal with issues that require human decision-making skills, creativity, and most of all, care and empathy. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, we wrote about Veebot, a robot capable of drawing blood quickly and effectively. Since then, the concept has become a reality. In 2022, Vitestro announced their ‘Autonomous blood drawing device’, which has performed 1500 blood draws on over 1000 patients. They have started a\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvitestro.com\u002Fvitestro-starts-trial-in-autonomous-blood-drawing-with-enrollment-of-first-patients-in-a-d-o-p-t\u002F#:~:text=Vitestro-,Vitestro%20starts%20largest%2Dscale%20clinical%20trial%20worldwide%20for%20autonomous%20blood,blood%20drawing%20device%20(image).\" target=\"_blank\"> large-scale clinical trial\u003C\u002Fa> involving 10,000 patients, expected to last two years, with plans to obtain CE marking by the end of 2024.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch this robot draw blood from a patient\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FIpdTeGPruFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faethon.com\u002Fproducts\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Autonomous mobile delivery robots\u003C\u002Fa> might also become the favorite of nurses. These can carry around a multitude of racks, carts, or bins up to 500 kilograms in the form of medications, laboratory specimens, or other sensitive materials – so the hospital staff can do other, more important assignments. And when it’s done, the robot returns to the charging dock for a sip of energy, waiting for the next job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Robotic assistance for a better life\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But robotics in healthcare means so much more than drawing blood or carrying around racks. With remote-controlled medical robots, caretakers can interact with their patients, check on their living conditions and the need for further appointments. This would help efficiency a great deal by eliminating time-consuming home visits. We have seen a number of examples, Canada experimenting with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC8808201\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">robot-comrades\u003C\u002Fa> since the 2016 introduction of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Ftoronto\u002Frobot-alzheimers-1.3696249\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig\u003C\u002Fa>, and some elderly care facilities in Ireland introducing \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.irishtimes.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Finnovation\u002Fthe-irish-robot-helping-older-people-live-independently-1.4628719\" target=\"_blank\">Stevie\u003C\u002Fa> to their residents. And we could go on and on with the examples of social robots involved in elderly care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002FStevie-helping-an-elderly-patient-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Stevie the robot helps an elderly patient\" class=\"wp-image-40845\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002FStevie-helping-an-elderly-patient-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002FStevie-helping-an-elderly-patient-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002FStevie-helping-an-elderly-patient.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A human-sized, smiling robot combines the very best in cutting-edge technology and human touch to provide frequent check-ins and non-medical care for residents in long-term care settings. By doing so, it reduces the costs of care while raising the patient satisfaction index by simply being there for the elderly all the time. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Telemedical network for increasing accessibility \u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Chances are you have been in a situation before where, if an accident were to happen, medical professionals would not have been able to reach you in time. To some of us in the developed world, it’s a rare occurrence. But even in 2024, millions live outside the reach of conventional emergency services be it in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fremarkable-examples-of-telemedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Vanuatu or the Inuit communities up North in Canada\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.teladoc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Teladoc\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.doctorondemand.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor on Demand\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthtap.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Health Tap\u003C\u002Fa>, or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.americanwell.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">American Well\u003C\u002Fa> patients in remote areas have access to high-quality emergency consultations for stroke, cardiovascular, dermatological problems, or any other complaints. On the patient’s side, it can be accessed on a tablet or personal computer, and clinicians can also use the same type of device as best suits their needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"InTouch Health in Action | InTouch Health's Telehealth Network\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FgUfxgwJfq3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. The power of exoskeletons\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Rather than move around independently to clean surfaces or handle deliveries, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-state-of-exoskeletons-in-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\">exoskeletons\u003C\u002Fa> wrap around the user’s body to support them physically. This offers tremendous assistance to those with disabled limbs, and rehabilitation is where exoskeletons initially made much progress in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>California-based \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feksobionics.com\u002Feksohealth\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa> is one of the best-known companies that develop bionic suits to provide power to the upper and lower body of patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, and acquired brain injuries. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Exoskeletons started finding their place in healthcare systems. In 2023 ReWalk (now called Lifeward) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Frewalk-robotics-announces-solidified-medicare-coverage-for-personal-exoskeleton\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">announced\u003C\u002Fa> that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule for reinbursing their exoskeleton technology, which was followed by another similar announcement \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fir.eksobionics.com\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fdetail\u002F756\u002Fekso-bionics-receives-final-payment-determination-for\" target=\"_blank\">from Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa>. We can expect further announcements to come, as there are over a dozen \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accessdata.fda.gov\u002Fscripts\u002Fcdrh\u002Fcfdocs\u002FcfTPLC\u002Ftplc.cfm?id=PHL&min_report_year=2009\" target=\"_blank\">approved exoskeletons\u003C\u002Fa> on the FDA’s list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While still relatively niche, the exoskeleton market has expanded in recent years. The Exoskeleton Report last \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fexoskeletonreport.com\u002F2021\u002F12\u002Fupdated-directory-of-exoskeleton-companies-and-industry-statistics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">updated its report in 2021\u003C\u002Fa>, which listed 118 companies worldwide working on 172 exoskeletons that were on sale or soon to be commercialized. Their directory listed 67 medical exoskeleton companies in 2024, some \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobal.toyota\u002Fen\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fcorporate\u002F30609584.html?_ga=2.42558818.672635075.1578376035-1427653775.1578376035\" target=\"_blank\">definitely surprising\u003C\u002Fa>. It represents a significant rise from the start of 2020, which registered 80 such companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You have seen them in movies, taken advantage of them in video games and now they are here for real: exoskeletons. For example, a gait-training exoskeleton suit \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-jaw-drapping-stories-of-digital-health-technology-saving-lives\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">helped Matt Ficarra, paralysed from the chest down, walk down the aisle\u003C\u002Fa> on his wedding day. But nothing stands as powerful a statement as the example of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Folympics.com\u002Fen\u002Fparis-2024\u002Folympic-torch-relay\u002Ftorchbearers\u002Fkevin-piette\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Piette\u003C\u002Fa>, a French para-athlete, who became an Olympic torchbearer wearing a self-balancing exoskeleton developed by France’s Wandercraft – a company that already \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wandercraft.eu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">has regulatory-approved robotic structures\u003C\u002Fa>. In his “civilian” life Piette works as an exoskeleton pilot, helping the company with product development. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atalante : Early stage standing and overground walking\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FoDzJmiFNa7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Robots in the supply chain\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical robots can not only undertake monotonous and repetitive tasks but also those that are potentially dangerous for humans – such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbostondynamics.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fstretch\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">moving heavy boxes\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tFrjrgBV8K0\" target=\"_blank\">testing chemical protection clothing\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond robots that could be placed in situations potentially harmful to humans, robotics could have a big impact \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frobotics-blockchain-redesign-pharma-supply-chain\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">on pharmaceutical distribution chains\u003C\u002Fa>, too. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Robotic medical dispenser systems, medication management solutions help any given facility “right-size” its system for its volume. It is also an emerging best practice that these robots are designed with robust data mining capabilities, so pharmacies can gain valuable insights about their traffic and efficiency all the time. If medical robots were used for such tasks, pharmacists would have the time and the incentive to participate in the social aspect of healing: educate people about preventive measures, give practical advice, and therefore make sure that healthcare truly becomes caring. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fpharmacy-dispersing-robot-768x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42023\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fpharmacy-dispersing-robot-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fpharmacy-dispersing-robot-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fpharmacy-dispersing-robot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Robots disinfecting hospital rooms\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are an unfortunate consequence that anyone can be exposed to when admitted to or even visiting a hospital. In the U.S., \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fhealthcare-associated-infections\u002Fphp\u002Fdata\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">the CDC estimates\u003C\u002Fa> that 1 in 31 patients has at least one infection associated with their hospital care. The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine found in 2020 that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cebm.net\u002Fcovid-19\u002Fthe-ongoing-problem-of-hospital-acquired-infections-across-the-uk\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">17.6% of COVID-19 infections\u003C\u002Fa> were likely due to HAIs in England. With the help of UV disinfection medical robots, we can reduce these numbers significantly. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthline.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fdoes-uv-kill-coronavirus#uvc-light-and-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studies have shown\u003C\u002Fa> that UV-C can reduce the amount of live coronavirus on surfaces by 99.7% in 30 seconds and 99.9% of airborne coronaviruses in about 25 minutes. And several companies are coupling UV-C with robots which are themselves impervious to infections. Danish company UVD Robots \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fautomaton\u002Frobotics\u002Fmedical-robots\u002Fautonomous-robots-are-helping-kill-coronavirus-in-hospitals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shipped hundreds of its disinfectant robots\u003C\u002Fa> around the world during the pandemic. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fhospital-disinfection-robot-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42027\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fhospital-disinfection-robot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fhospital-disinfection-robot.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another disinfectant robot, Violet, can completely disinfect a CT scanner room in 15 minutes; a procedure that would take a human radiographer \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F5825860\u002Fcoronavirus-robot\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">up to 60 minutes\u003C\u002Fa>. Xenex \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F18\u002Fhow-china-is-using-robots-and-telemedicine-to-combat-the-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\">says that\u003C\u002Fa> its LightStrike UV disinfection robots can disinfect dozens of rooms per day per robot. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Nanorobots swimming in blood\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2016, we released an article dedicated to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnanotechnology-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">nanotechnology in medicine\u003C\u002Fa>. In it, we shared examples like “nanoswimmers” developed by researchers that could pave the way for programmed drug delivery. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, practically all of the nanorobots came from research labs which were more proof-of-concepts than practical applications. Although news reports around the technology \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fenglish.radio.cz\u002Fbrno-scientists-developing-nanorobots-surgery-attacking-cancer-cells-8715866\" target=\"_blank\">still mostly revolve around\u003C\u002Fa> the theoretical\u002Fconceptual aspects, you can also find promising initiatives with good early results, like these \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.ki.se\u002Fnanorobot-with-hidden-weapon-kills-cancer-cells\" target=\"_blank\">cancer-killing nanobots\u003C\u002Fa> tested in mice. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is how digital health technologies often evolve: from conceptual stages in labs, through various iterations and testing stages before rolling out to a wider audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the emergence of digestibles and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftechnologies-shaping-the-future-of-pharma-e-book\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">digital pills\u003C\u002Fa>, we get closer to nanorobots step by step. On that front: researchers from the Max Planck Institute have been experimenting with exceptionally \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">micro-sized – smaller than a millimeter – robots that literally swim through your bodily fluids \u003C\u002Fa>and could be used to deliver drugs or other medical relief in a highly targeted way. These scallop-like microbots are designed to swim through non-Newtonian fluids, like your bloodstream, around your lymphatic system, or across the slippery goo on the surface of your eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjanetwburns\u002F2016\u002F05\u002F19\u002Ftiny-origami-robot-captures-intruders-patches-holes-in-stomach\u002F#827ca632208c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">origami robot\u003C\u002Fa>, despite its size, is just as impressive as a super-strong carrier one. When swallowed, the capsule containing it dissolves in the patient’s stomach and unfolds itself. Controlled by a technician with the help of magnetic fields it can patch up wounds in the stomach lining or safely remove foreign items such as swallowed toys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ingestible origami robot\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F3Waj08gk7v8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsocial-robots-are-robotic-pets-any-worse-than-the-real-ones\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Social companion robots\u003C\u002Fa> to cheer up and keep you company\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence, social companion robots started to take shape: these human or animal-shaped, smaller or bigger mechanic creatures are able to carry out different tasks and have interactions with humans and their environment. In the future, they might become every parent’s little helper in the kitchen, might support the guard dog in keeping the house safe, might teach the children and be their companion and support the elderly, from reminding them to take their medication to keep them company when they feel lonely. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some early examples on the market, like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPepper_(robot)#:~:text=Production%20of%20Pepper%20was%20paused,2021%2C%20due%20to%20weak%20demand.\" target=\"_blank\">Pepper\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F7\u002F23\u002F21325644\u002Fjibo-social-robot-ntt-disruptionfunding\" target=\"_blank\">Jibo\u003C\u002Fa> sadly went out of business due to weak demand, while others still have exorbitant price tags, like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.paroseal.co.uk\u002Fpurchase\" target=\"_blank\">therapeutic robot Paro\u003C\u002Fa>, which looks like a seal and costs a fortune, or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fozrobotics.com\u002Fshop\u002Fbuddy-social-companion-robot\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Buddy\u003C\u002Fa>, which also carries a hefty price tag. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some of these pioneers had touch sensors, cameras, and microphones, thus their owners could get into discussions with them, ask them to find a great concert for that night or just remind them about their medications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FPepper-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"Pepper medical robot\" class=\"wp-image-42029\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FPepper-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FPepper-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FPepper.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Small and big, smiley and faceless, surgical and pharma dispensing ones: robotics moves in all shapes and forms with big leaps into healthcare. That might be scary for many, but they have the potential to do good: to bring medical care to regions where there is none to be found; to make the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals cheaper and more efficient; to lighten the load of medical professionals; to help people walk again. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To reap the benefits and avoid the potential dangers of such a technological revolution, we need to keep ourselves informed about the strides that science makes so that we can better prepare and adapt to the not-so-distant future where medical robots play a crucial role and work closely with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":184,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Medical robots will soon undertake many tasks in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office, making a difference in every field of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",57617,{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[188,189,33],521,490,[191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,36,199,37,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208],535,279,543,304,669,329,723,356,968,1042,423,1155,1499,207,1501,246,1502,275,[210],950,[],[213,214,215,216,52,217,53,218,219,220,221,222,223,224,225,226,227,228],1631,2381,1683,2391,2395,2397,1739,2613,2131,3187,2145,3347,2371,2373,2375,2377,[230,14,56,57,58,59,60,231,232,63,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,240,65,241,66,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,251],"post-13689","category-future-medicine","category-future-of-pharma","tag-pharmacies","tag-hospital","tag-future-of-hospital","tag-medical","tag-blood","tag-nanotechnology","tag-telemedicine","tag-pharma-2","tag-social-companion","tag-social-companion-robot","tag-surgery","tag-telemedical","tag-medical-robot","tag-digital-health","tag-nanorobot","tag-future","tag-social","tag-healthcare","project_category-medical-professionals",{"id":185,"alt_text":27,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":74,"media_details":253,"post":112,"source_url":286},{"width":254,"height":255,"file":256,"filesize":257,"sizes":258,"image_meta":284},6667,3750,"2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428.png",673622,{"medium":259,"large":263,"thumbnail":267,"medium_large":271,"1536x1536":272,"2048x2048":278},{"file":260,"width":82,"height":83,"mime-type":84,"filesize":261,"source_url":262},"tmf_article_428-370x208.png",25399,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428-370x208.png",{"file":264,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":84,"filesize":265,"source_url":266},"tmf_article_428-768x432.png",60778,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428-768x432.png",{"file":268,"width":93,"height":93,"mime-type":84,"filesize":269,"source_url":270},"tmf_article_428-150x150.png",11081,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428-150x150.png",{"file":264,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":84,"filesize":265,"source_url":266},{"file":273,"width":274,"height":275,"mime-type":84,"filesize":276,"source_url":277},"tmf_article_428-1536x864.png",1536,864,140174,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428-1536x864.png",{"file":279,"width":280,"height":281,"mime-type":84,"filesize":282,"source_url":283},"tmf_article_428-2048x1152.png",2048,1152,200339,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":101,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":101,"copyright":27,"focal_length":101,"iso":101,"shutter_speed":101,"title":27,"orientation":101,"keywords":285},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_428.png",{"related_posts":20,"related_posts_footer":288,"cta_type":292,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":293,"key_takeaways":297},[289,290,291],14848,57335,57079,"subscribe",[294,295,296],24765,37033,52203,[298,300,302],{"title":299},"\u003Cp>As robotics technology continues to advance, it will play a crucial role in enhancing medical care, improving pharmaceutical processes, and supporting patients and healthcare workers alike. 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