“The Canadian Space Agency’s robotic Canadarm boom and manipulator has been used for decades to snatch satellites and move astronauts around during spacewalks. Some of that same technology is now being applied for surgeries on Earth.
NeuroArm and the Image Guided Automatic Robot (IGAR), two examples of robotic arms on Earth based upon space technologies, are examining tricky tumors and helping patients battling conditions like breast cancer. And slowly, with doctors directing the robots’ every move, they are moving through clinical trials in Canada to find wider use.”
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