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Discover robotics
\"Did you know that robots play a very large role in the lives of humans? Discover the new ways that scientists hope to use robotics in the future in this high-interest book.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Cutting-edge robotics
Robotics is currently one of the most popular hands-on applications of STEM in schools. High-interest text filled with fascinating and up-to-date information teaches readers all about the technology of robotics and the many ways robots are used around the world today.
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No-tap (2-step) robotic-assisted cortical bone trajectory (RA-CBT) screw insertion is safe and efficient: comparative analysis of 179 patients and 924 RA-CBT screws
Background: Traditionally, the workflow for cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws has included tapping either line-to-line or under tapping by 1 mm. To our knowledge, no reports describe a non-tapping, 2-step workflow for CBT screw placement. We sought to compare the safety profile and time savings, if any, in this no-tap (2-step) versus tap (3-step) workflow. Methods: Patients undergoing robotic-assisted (RA) 1- to 3-level posterior spine fusion with CBT screws for degenerative conditions were identified. Patients were separated into either no-tap or tap workflow. Numbers of total screws, screwr-elated complications, screws malpositioned, aborted or converted, other complications, estimated blood loss (EBL), operating room (OR) time, robotic time and return to OR were analyzed. Results: We identified 179 RA-CBT patients with 91 patients undergoing 2-step (458 screws) and 88 undergoing 3-step (466 screws) workflow. There was no difference in age, sex, body mass index, revisions status, smoking, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, approach (posterior only v. anterior-posterior), number of levels fused or diagnosis between the cohorts. Total robotic time was decreased from 30.3 (tap) to 26.7 (no tap) minutes (p = 0.05), while OR time (181.4 [tap] v. 169.9 [no tap] min) was decreased as well but not significantly (p = 0.24). No patient in either cohort was returned to OR for malpositioned screws. There was no difference in malpositioned screws identified intraoperatively (6 v. 10, p = 0.43), screws converted to freehand (3 v. 3, p = 0.69) or screws abandoned (2 v. 3, p = 1.00). No pedicle fracture or fixation failure was identified in the no-tap cohort with 1 in the tapping cohort (p = 1.00). Conclusion: The no-tap (2-step) screw insertion workflow for RA-CBT reduced robotic time without increased complications. In both cohorts, no patients were returned to the OR for malpositioned screws and no pedicle fractures or fixation-related complications were identified in the no-tap (2-step) workflow. The no-tap workflow is safe and improves efficiency in RA-CBT screw insertion.
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Robotics engineering : learn it, try it!
Have you always been fascinated with robots? Do you want to know how to build one yourself? Learn the basics from a real-life expert and get some hands-on experience. The world of robotics engineering is at your fingertips. -- Publisher description
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Springer handbook of robotics
The second edition of this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview on the various aspects in the rapidly developing field of robotics. Reaching for the human frontier, robotics is vigorously engaged in the growing challenges of new emerging domains.
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Robotics : from concept to consumer
\"Learn about the history of robotics and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Robot Ethics
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is even possible? Are there risks in forming emotional bonds with robots? How might society--and ethics--change with robotics? This volume is the first book to bring together prominent scholars and experts from both science and the humanities to explore these and other questions in this emerging field. Starting with an overview of the issues and relevant ethical theories, the topics flow naturally from the possibility of programming robot ethics to the ethical use of military robots in war to legal and policy questions, including liability and privacy concerns. The contributors then turn to human-robot emotional relationships, examining the ethical implications of robots as sexual partners, caregivers, and servants. Finally, they explore the possibility that robots, whether biological-computational hybrids or pure machines, should be given rights or moral consideration. Ethics is often slow to catch up with technological developments. This authoritative and accessible volume fills a gap in both scholarly literature and policy discussion, offering an impressive collection of expert analyses of the most crucial topics in this increasingly important field.
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