Surgical Robot — Questions and answers

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What did Dr. Anya Sharma compare difficult surgery to?

Choices

  1. Building a LEGO castle.
  2. Trying to perform intricate repairs inside a glass bottle using chopsticks. ✓
  3. Driving a fast race car.
  4. Drawing a picture with a pencil.

Answer: Trying to perform intricate repairs inside a glass bottle using chopsticks.

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What was the 'fulcrum effect' that Dr. Carter described?

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  1. When the surgeon's hand movements perfectly matched the instrument's movements.
  2. When the instrument's movements inside the body were reversed compared to the surgeon's hand movements. ✓
  3. When the surgeon could see everything clearly in 3D.
  4. When the instruments were very flexible and easy to move.

Answer: When the instrument's movements inside the body were reversed compared to the surgeon's hand movements.

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What was the main purpose of the PROBOT system?

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  1. To help guide a needle for brain biopsies.
  2. To operate remotely on wounded soldiers.
  3. To perform prostate surgery with high accuracy. ✓
  4. To assist in factory assembly tasks.

Answer: To perform prostate surgery with high accuracy.

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What were two big new ideas that made the da Vinci Surgical System special?

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  1. Very heavy instruments and a 2D vision screen.
  2. Instruments called 'EndoWrist' that moved like a human wrist, and a clear 3D vision system. ✓
  3. Instruments that were long and straight, and a blurry view.
  4. A system that could clean the operating room by itself.

Answer: Instruments called 'EndoWrist' that moved like a human wrist, and a clear 3D vision system.

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