The first operation on the International Space Station (ISS) was performed using the spaceMIRA medical robot, controlled remotely from Earth. This was reported by portal Phys.org, with reference to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
The SpaceMIRA device was developed by the American technology company Virtual Incision. Six doctors operated the device on the ISS from the company’s headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The test operation lasted approximately two hours. It was not performed on a living human, using rubber material instead of biological tissue.
The results showed that the spaceMIRA surgeon was able to successfully perform activities such as grasping, manipulation, and cutting. The main obstacle turned out to be time delay or signal delay of 0.85 seconds.
NASA noted that as the duration of space flights increases, the need for emergency care, including surgical procedures from suturing wounds to more complex actions, increases.
Virtual Incision described the experiment as a huge success. The company plans to use spaceMIRA not only in space but also on Earth. For example, a remote-controlled robot can rescue people in hard-to-reach areas.
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Source: Gazeta
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