The famed SRI International, a nonprofit research institute in Menlo Park, is leading a $12 million research project to design a mobile medics vehicle where robotic arms remotely controlled by surgeons treats wounded soldiers on the battle field.
“The result will be a major step forward in saving lives on the battlefield,” said Scott Seaton, executive director of SRI’s engineering and systems division.
Research fundng comes from the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
“Designing the system won’t be easy. SRI envisions a small, mobile unit containing all the basic tools needed for field surgery. Those tools, manipulated by robotic arms, would be controlled by a doctor miles away, linked to the pod via wireless communications. ”
Reported by SF Chronicles this morning.