New Technologies

Robotic Arm
Two researchers from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed a process
wherein a robotic arm can remotely aid in repair-based tasks.
In a new paper from last month, the researchers report that the partially
autonomous robot improves task efficiency by 24 percent.
This technology can also assist surgeons teaching novice doctors-in-training how to
perform invasive surgeries.
Two researchers at the University of Bristol have gotten society a step closer a
robo-reality, though the experiment is still in its early stages. It's a handheld
robotic arm that just may be the answer to some pretty tough maintenance, guidance,
and diagnosis-based tasks that involve remote instruction.

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
To understand how this robot works, it's vital to understand the problem that Janis
Stolzenwald and Walterio W. Mayol-Cuevas, the authors of the study, were looking to
solve. In situations where collaborative remote assistance is used, the local
worker (the one learning or the one who is less experienced) must fully understand
directives from another remote worker who has the expertise. To train young doctors
in invasive surgery, for instance, a more experienced physician may train the
novice remotely, while describing how to manipulate a

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