A Pennsylvania-based entrepreneur, Chris Moehle brings several years of robotics experience to The Robotics Hub. He leads the organization as managing director. Chris Moehle is also interested in the use of surgical robots for minimally invasive surgeries.
Robotic surgery intends to serve as a remote distance solution. It enables healthcare professionals to perform surgical procedures without making physical contact with the patient. Various robotics systems already deliver commercial applications in multifaceted surgical procedures across the branches of medicine.
Arthrobot was among the first surgical robots. They follow voice commands and orient needles during brain biopsies. In 1996, the FDA approved the Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning (AESOP) robotic system. AESOP scales motion and mitigates tremors. It was part of the first long-distance telesurgical procedure in history. A New York-based surgeon performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery on a patient located in Strasbourg.
Surgical robots aim to reduce pathogen contamination among humans during procedures and keep up with surgical demand.
