The robotic breast examiner
posted Jul 6th 2005 6:29AM
Okay, all the 12-year-olds must now leave the room so we can have a civilized discussion about this breast examining
robot that allows doctors to do sophisticated diagnostics from remote locations. It's controlled by a
haptic glove whose fingers are each connected to a
motion-sensing device. The operator's hand movements are measured, translated by a computer and sent to the artificial
hand in order to mimic the doctor's movements. The robotic arm can also perform ultrasound at the same time — an
advantage over the usual process in which the ultrasound and exam are performed separately. Unfortunately,
tele-operated robots tend to have a problem with delay, so it may take years of clinical trials to develop a system
reliable enough to be commercially viable.
[Thanks, William]
tee hee hee hee heee
I'm sure there's millions of women eager to put their breasts into the hands of a giant robotic arm. Make sure the doc shows it crushing a cinder block first.
I would hate to think what would happen if the doctors glove malfunctioned and he started to squeeze to hard :|
These jobs should be saved for us humans, and the robots should work at macdonalds or something.
I'd love this job :-)
May be this is better :)
http://goyk.com/video.asp?path=1760
This isn't a robot. It's a waldo, a teleoperated device. Robots make their own decisions, electronically. All decisionmaking for this gadget is clearly made by a human operator.
And, by the way, why is this only being "advertised" for breast exams? There are other kinds of touch exams. Is it useful for those? (Hey, fellow guys, guess what they're checking on _our_ bodies!)
I don't think i'd like this thing checking my balls.
Then I guess this robot painting is right at this website:
http://toontoonz.com/paintings/kaufmanart6.html
(2nd one from left).
oh, the possibilities...
/fetish
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I cannot wait to see one of these MALFUNCTION without a Doctor's hand behind it, grab a real woman's breast and SQUEEZE it so tight that the breast POPS right in front of all the people watching!
Now that would be a good scene in a horror flick.
uncontrolable gigling as I wrap my arm in tin foil, put a funnel on my head and start practicing my robot-voice...
Henry #5 How bout an NSFW notice buddy?!
Apparently the inventor is a leg-man...
This just seems like a step backwards.
we're using technology so we DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH BOOBS???
LOL. As we speak, the ABA (for those not in the know, American Breastesesologists Association) is quickly rallying to lobby against this thing...
Robogripper - 'WE touch boobs so you dont have to!'
I hear they are also developing a rectal examination model...
The porn biz could really love this... The doc on the other end of this 'waldo' must be getting tactiles back from the haptic part, right? So my question is how long is it going to take before the pron peeps start using this for their business. ("Squeeze Jenna's enormously fake boobs!") I can see it now, people hooking up for virtual sex over the 'net or virtual prostitution even. Talk about taking 'teledildonics' to the next level. I guess it'd give a new meaning to getting a virus...
Gives new meaning to the name Robo-Cop