Quest to develop fully autonomous surgical robot attracts award up to $12 million from ARPA-H
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 26 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
A surgical robot capable of performing an entire surgery without human intervention: That's the goal of a landmark, multi-institution project being led by a Vanderbilt engineer that recently received an award up to $12 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
Robert Webster and his team set up the surgical robot for a suturing experiment.
A surgical robot capable of performing an entire surgery without human intervention: That's the goal of a landmark, multi-institution project being led by a Vanderbilt engineer that recently received an award up to $12 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
Robert Webster and his team set up the surgical robot for a suturing experiment.