An overview to medical robotics and its contributions
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Robotics has evolved rapidly in its different fields, from industry, space technology, military, education, recreational activities or in health to assist human beings. Specifically, this article aims to highlight the main contributions of Medical Robotics that have been developed over the last 15 years to improve and care for people's quality of life. Also, a classification of medical robots depending on their objective is included, from surgical robots, or for rehabilitation, assistance, or manipulation tasks, from microrobots to soft robots. Applications include minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and involve other areas such as Virtual Reality (VR), Haptic Systems (HS), or Artificial Intelligence (AI). Then, this article provides a broad overview of the current applications of Robotics.
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