Perspectives on human and technological interactions will now be explored
Techno-anthropologists Emilie Waage Nielsen, Johannes van den Heuvel and Sofie Venneberg are now on board the IRE project together with anthropologist Birgitte Bruun.
In Intelligent Robotic Endoscopes (IRE) for Improved Healthcare Services, we envision creating intelligent robotic solutions to perform colonoscopies, ensuring faster and less painful screenings for patients suffering from bowel cancer.
Our project will leverage a new generation of intelligent robots capable of interacting with the human body using data, simulation, and learning while maintaining communication with a human operator. By enhancing current endoscope technology with robotic control, the healthcare system can achieve faster detection of bowel cancer. Given the significant anatomical variations among patients, endoscopy is a complex navigational challenge even for experienced clinicians. Our robotic endoscope will minimize patient discomfort, thereby improving both the frequency and quality of examinations.
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