Geriatric robots are the new blue ocean of technology

        The IEEE recently invited several expert members to share their latest achievements in robotics research. In these innovative projects, they combine a range of technologies with robots to design innovative robots that can be used in specialized fields such as disaster relief and emergency management, medical rescue and bio-mechanical engineering.

        Robot lifeguard

        Sorching summer, people like to swim summer, so summer is often a high incidence of drowning accidents. According to statistics, about 1.2 million people worldwide die from drowning every year. To better protect swimmers, IEEE scientist Dr. Robin murphy, director of the center for robot-assisted search and rescue at Texas a&m university, is developing EMILY, a hydroplaning robot that can be used for emergency rescues. The robot is a four-foot-long cylinder that floats on water and is remotely controlled by lifeguards. Rescue robots can swim faster than lifeguards and reach drowning victims quickly. It also allows EMILY to search and rescue in the event of a flood, thanks to a remote operation.

        Lightweight, low-energy mechanical bones: a boon for the disabled

        Steve Collins, a professor of biomechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon university in the United States, has developed a robotic exoskeleton that can help disabled or rehabilitated patients improve their mobility. This lightweight, low-energy and highly flexible mechanical skeleton enables people with mobility problems to perform more simple daily tasks, such as lifting and lifting heavier objects. The robotic skeleton, which USES an electro-sorbent clutch, is an updated version of professor Collins's previous development, the non-powered ankle exoskeleton. The unpowered ankle exoskeleton helps the wearer reduce energy expenditure by 7% while walking.

        Artificial intelligence algorithm: improve the success rate of surgery

        More than a quarter of a million patients die each year in the United States as a result of medical errors. That makes medically negligent deaths one of the top three causes of death in the country. To improve the success rate of surgery, professor Blake genaford, an IEEE member and director of the biorobotics lab at the university of Washington, is leading the research on Raven. Raven robot is a semi-automatic surgical robot, which can assist surgeons to perform surgery, improve the dexterity and precision of operation, greatly reduce the incidence of surgical errors, and avoid postoperative complications and even death of patients.

        All the while, mainstream ai technologies have been moving in the direction of reducing the complexity and repetition of human labor. In the future, artificial intelligence will become more intelligent and more convenient for People's Daily use