India became the world’s first to successfully perform a telerobotic coronary intervention.
What is telerobotic coronary intervention? | UPSC – IAS | Pib
It is a robotic method of performing heart surgery. With the help of the internet and a robotic tower, a surgeon is able to treat patients from a distance.
This technology is especially important for high emergency situations of heart attacks and stroke, where ideal treatment must be received within 90 minutes or 24 hours.
This platform has the potential to improve patient access in rural & under-served populations and reduce
treatment time, benefiting those groups, who have geographical barriers and low socio-economic status.
It will also reduce the variability in operator skills and improve clinical outcomes
Tele-robotics Applications | UPSC – IAS | Pib
Space: Most space exploration has been conducted with telerobotic space probes.
Telepresence and videoconferencing: The prevalence of high-quality video conferencing has enabled a drastic growth in telepresence robots to help give a better sense of remote physical presence for communication.
Marine applications: Marine remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are widely used to work in water too deep or too dangerous for divers. They repair offshore oil platforms and attach cables to sunken ships to hoist them. They are usually attached by a tether to a control center on a surface ship.
