Doctors To Control Robot Surgeon With Their Eyes

trogador writes "Researchers from Imperial College London are improving the Da Vinci surgical robot by installing an eye-tracker, which allows surgeons to control the robot's knife simply by looking at the patient's tissues on a screen. Tracking the eyes can generate a 3D map, which in turn can make moving organs — like a beating heart — appear to stand still for easier operation. Other features include 'see-through' tissues on the surgeon's screen (so tumors can be seen underneath tissues) and 'no-cut' zones, places where the robot won't allow the surgeon to cut by mistake. Says ICL Professor Guang Zhong Yang, 'We want to empower the robot and make it more autonomous.'"

Comments

Ah yes ...

[ScrewMaster]

but is it a Robot Chicken? If so, it's important to remember that when you're playing chicken the first one to blink loses.

But the real question:

[theaceoffire]

^_^ I foresee an issue with female clients.
"AHHHH! NO, My eyes are UP HERE!"

Oh. My. God.

[ChaoticLimbs]

I am so glad I am not a woman with really nice tits.

Re:jerky movement

[Oktober Sunset]

What if one of the surgeon's assistants is seriously hot and is in his peripheral vision? What gunna happen when the surgeons eyes keep darting to the nurses huge jugs?