Robotic Medical Precision Made From Space Innovation

15 October 2023 by April Chepovskygold Harvey, J.D., R.N., U.S. Editor

Healthcare

MDA, an international space mission partner has developed Canadarm, that lifts heavy equipment and performs complex maintenance on the International Space Station.

This innovation led to the development of Neuroarm, a robot that is able to perform surgery within MRI scanners (magnetic resonance machines). MDA and University of Calgary have partnered and developed this technological advance allowing surgeons to perform complicated procedures, using a robot hand as precise a human hand.

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