The MIKOTO endoscopic surgery robot project, introduced by the China-Japan Medical Technology Innovation Center, has officially settled in Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone (WHDZ) in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province.
The MIKOTO endoscopic surgery robot is a medical-plus-AI high-tech project supported by the Japanese cabinet using special funds. It has received more than 200 million yuan ($30.22 million) of investment in Japan.
In recent years, in order to replace laparotomy, which puts a heavy burden on patients, low-invasive surgery using endoscopes has become increasingly popular.
However, traditional endoscopes cannot clarify the risks and injuries to the patient, find it difficult to objectively convey the doctor's real-time techniques, and cannot determine the current positioning of the inserted organ.
It is difficult to guarantee the number of specialists required for endoscopic surgery. Especially in small and medium-sized hospitals, the shortage of specialists is a serious problem.
The MIKOTO endoscopic robot is equipped with tentacles, sensors, cameras and other components, which can enter the patient's intestines.
When doctors perform endoscopic inspections on the patient's upper digestive organs and intestinal diseases, the robot will perform numerical and multivariate analysis on multiple tactile information gained from the human body, such as pressure and magnetism, to clarify the degree of damage.
The robot will use the body and finger movements of the endoscope operator from the external camera image, and process the estimated three-dimensional torso shape information in real time.
It will create a three-dimensional internal view of the organ from the image data of the endoscopic camera, locate its current position, and map the internal three-dimensionality of the organ.
The robot also has a super memory learning function.
Currently, the project is using a bionic organ training system that is incredibly similar to the human body, so that beginners can easily use it.
