My INTRO—Like my partner it is said 950,000 – That’s the total number of industrial robots (automatically controlled reprogrammable multipurpose manipulator) in operation worldwide.
In this article online, which is all on robots states, “We are born, we live our lives and at the end - we die. That's the truth. However, the quality of our lives often correlates with our health. Generally, the healthier we are the more we can achieve - thus the happier we can be.” This is what I came to talk to today, how robots can help us in the medical field to become better faster and ultimately healthier.
REBUTTAL-Our opponents have stated that…..
AIM PREVIEW My purpose is to explain how robots help aid in the environment and medical field and how we don’t need to fear them in our society.
I. FIRST Environment
A. Just like my partner talked about the robots that cleaned up the oceans from the BP oil spill. The robots that were designed to digest surface oil for weeks on end. Made of material that’s engineered to attract oil and repel water, the floating bots are able to locate contaminated areas and can hold 20 times their weight in oil.
B. And the robots that were unveiled as a rice grain–sized robot (one millimeter in diameter) that can reportedly crawl through a person’s veins and arteries (typically two millimeters in diameter) in order to help treat blockages and cancer. That were equipped with a drill, camera and mini-blades, the tiny robot is expected to administer drugs in hard-to-reach places, perform surgery on micro-tumors and help make diagnoses
II. Second, MY OTHER POINT IS Medical
If you had someone you loved that had to have surgery these robots can help save their lives because of their precise nature and abilities.
Some examples of medial
A. For example: My grandpa was diagnosed with lung cancer and he is undergoing this radiation procedure called cyberknife which is a robotic system to help get invasive treatment to cancer patients with beams of radiation with beams of radiation that involves no cutting and provides pain-free treatment for people who are looking for alternative options to surgery. It is also the “world’s first and only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors throughout the body non-invasively”. Therefore, it is a better way to precisely target the cancerous area without affecting the whole body and immune system which results in faster recovery like my grandpa who is said will recover in about 3 days after the procedure with only suffering a little from fatigue, which I’m sure he is used to =)
B. In addition the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa: says that Professor. Moshe Shaham, head of Robotics developed a miniature robotic fly, about 0.04 inches in diameter, that can enter the body to diagnose diseases and conditions like blocked arteries and deliver drugs like a bomb to infected tumors. He also says “adding that mini medical devices are the future of medicine: We will see more and more [medical practitioners] working in this way. Of course, targeted medicine can release drugs in a specific location. We try to work along these lines. Drugs that can home in on a certain location using a small robot that goes to the right location.” They also have created a snake-shaped robot that can create a small incision so you don't have to have open-heart surgery. And because they are controlled unit that is external to the body, it can work for limitless periods of time, never needing a battery recharge during a procedure. The researchers believe that with the addition of a camera, the latest tiny bot could be perfected for use in brachytherapy (short distance radiation therapy), which is commonly used for treating head, neck and prostate cancer.
C. Shaham's research in medical robotics has already borne fruit in a device called SpineAssist, which is marketed by Mazor Surgical Technologies. “Robots are already performing surgeries on a daily basis - performing spine surgeries around the world,” he says. In addition, as noted by Eric Morris in his article about Medical robots they are one of the most helpful applications of robots. They are used in various medical practices, including difficult and precise surgical procedures. They are also used to assist patients in recovery and in the performance of routine tasks for patient care. Medical robots have computer-integrated technology and are comprised of complicated programming languages, controllers, and advanced sensors. They also possess powerful control units, a programming terminal, and process-oriented software for various medical applications. Furthermore, medical robots are used for training surgeons and providing in-depth knowledge to students. These robots provide standardized operation, which reduces the time required to perform any medical operation. They provide positional certainty and confined movement, which can lead to improved post-operative outcomes. The major potential advantages of medical robots are precision and miniaturization in medical operations. Further advantages are articulation beyond normal manipulation and three-dimensional magnification to help provide the best treatment and help patients everywhere.
CONCLUSION- Robots have been created to do the more precise tasks that can help save the lives of our loved ones. And have been created with them in mind.
Summary- Therefore, we want to express how Robots will help the world with aiding us in the work force in working on the more dangerous jobs therefore creating more jobs, environmental issues such as oil spills, and in Medical field in being more precise. So I hope that you understand why we need Robots and should not fear them! Thank you!
Sources
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2. Cyberknife Robotic Systems. Copyright 2008 - 2011 Accuray Incorporated <http://www.cyberknife.com/cyberknife-overview/what-cyberknife.aspx>
Accessed May 4, 2011
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