Surgery Robo: Development of Surgical Support Robot “Smart Arm” – World’s Highest Level Performance
~ Realizing the world’s highest level robot by utilizing “Bionic humanoid” ~
January 11, 2019
The University of Tokyo
Science and Technology Promotion Organization (JST)
Cabinet Office policy officer (responsible for science, technology and innovation)
Nagoya University
Tohoku University
Kyushu University
Nippon Medical School
DENSO CORPORATION
Takayama Medical Machinery Works
Developed double armed surgical support robot “Smart Arm” based on industrial robot arm
The Smart Arm has control such that the robot automatically avoids collisions between surgical tools and surgical tools and living bodies.
Developed by collaborative research with universities / companies / hospitals
A variety of state-of-the-art robot technologies are integrated.
Smart arm:
World-class performance as a surgical support robot
Brain surgical operation by transnasal endoscope, for microscopic surgery
The possibility of robotic surgery adaptation to advanced and difficult operations will expand.
Smart arm is a dual arm surgical assistance robot based on industrial robot arm
Kyushu University · Takayama Medical Machinery Works · Tokyo University etc. participate in Smart Arm Development
New drive mechanism:
The robotic surgical tool is 3.5 mm in diameter, the tip is bent
Robotic surgical instruments equipped with minute force sensors (Tohoku University · Kyushu University · Tokyo University developed)
Sensor (developed by Denso) detects collision with people, can stop automatically
By the user interface (developed by Nagoya University), the doctor directly touches the robot
The University of Tokyo is also developing a user interface that can be operated from a remote place like a general minimally invasive surgery assistance robot.
You can operate robot while automatically avoiding collision between surgical tools and surgical tools and living body.
In this way, by consolidating the world’s highest level of robot technology, we are realizing a safe and safe operation support robot for doctors and patients.