| We havent quite reached the Jetson age of | | | | and precision have combined to eliminate |
| personal robots to do all of our work around | | | | human limitations. Robotic surgery allows a |
| the house. There are still quite a few | | | | surgeon to navigate to the area of operation |
| developments in robotics, however, that | | | | with minimal cutting, ensuring both a less |
| affect humans in our day to day lives, | | | | invasive procedure and a faster recuperation |
| although we might not recognize them as such. | | | | time. Robotic surgery also allows for more |
| The robots in real life are not generally | | | | precise placement of tools within the |
| manufactured to look like people, but they | | | | surgical area, minimizing the risks of |
| nevertheless carry out many functions that | | | | slippage or error. |
| would be dangerous or difficult for a human | | | | |
| to do. | | | | In home healthcare, the current focus is |
| | | | largely on human labor. The aging population |
| One area where the use of robotics has | | | | of baby boomers has already put a strain on |
| advanced considerably is that of healthcare. | | | | the home health care situation which is only |
| Robotics are now used in many areas of | | | | going to increase in the next ten to twenty |
| healthcare, including surgery, home care, and | | | | years. Already, many home health care |
| hospital processes. | | | | providers are feeling the strain of an |
| | | | industry that is increasingly becoming an |
| In surgery, the advancement of robotics has | | | | employees market, where the supply of |
| made the surgical process easier on both the | | | | qualified health providers simply does not |
| patient and the surgeon. Robotic intelligence | | | | meet the demand. |