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A mobile museum is a museum educational outreach program that bring the museum to the people rather than vice versa. Typically they can be in Recreational Vehicles (RVs) or trucks / trailers that drive to schools , libraries and rural events. Their business model is to use grant or donor support, as they goal is to make the museum exhibit accessible to underserved populations. Below are some examples of mobile museums.

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63-883: The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is a nonprofit founded in 1976 that maintains two traveling STEM-museums-on-wheels that visit thousands of students a year across Texas. Established in 1980 as the Expo-Tex traveling engineering exhibit, the Trailblazer program expanded in 2013 to a fleet of two upgraded 40-ft trailers. Both Trailblazer I and Trailblazer II contain five interactive STEM exhibit areas: Aerodynamics, Biotechnology, Energy, Space, and Weather. Exhibits include Robotic Surgery , Van de Graaff Generators , Virtual Reality Spacewalk , Green Screen Technology, Thermal Imaging , Wind Tunnels , and more. "The Trailblazers invite everyone to get excited about

126-416: A 1985 National Geographic video on industrial robots, The Robotics Revolution , featured the device. Other related robotic devices developed at the same time included a surgical scrub nurse robot, which handed operative instruments on voice command, and a medical laboratory robotic arm. A YouTube video entitled Arthrobot – the world's first surgical robot illustrates some of these in operation. In 1985

189-464: A 5 m long great white shark (White Pointer) and hundreds of marine objects collected around Australia primarily in the 1960s and '70s. This private collection tours Australia and contains the shark purported to have inspired the artist Damien Hirst . Shark in a Bus is completely self funded. A pair of RV museum vans with themes related to cultural history that operates in New Mexico and

252-407: A drill bit that is controlled by the surgeon however the robotic system does not allow any movement outside the predetermined boundaries. Mazor X is used in spinal surgeries to assist surgeons with placing pedicle screw instrumentation. Inaccuracy when placing a pedicle screw can result in neurovascular injury or construct failure. Mazor X functions by using templating imaging to locate itself to

315-980: A period military tent. School outreach program targeting children in school grades 1–6, operating in North Texas , USA. Mobile Museum of Tolerance Owned and operated by the Simon Wiesenthal Center , a Los-Angeles based Jewish human rights organization, the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) provides free educational programs on the Holocaust , civil rights , and digital media literacy for schools and communities. The first MMOT began traveling in Illinois in 2021, with additional exhibits launching in California , New York , Florida , and Hawaii . The organization's Canadian affiliate,

378-552: A person took place in Bern , Switzerland in 2017. Surgical robots have been developed for use at various stages of cochlear implantation, including drilling through the mastoid bone , accessing the inner ear and inserting the electrode into the cochlea . Advantages of robot-assisted cochlear implantation include improved accuracy, resulting in fewer mistakes during electrode insertion and better hearing outcomes for patients. The surgeon uses image-guided surgical planning to program

441-603: A robot, the Unimation Puma 200 , was used to orient a needle for a brain biopsy while under CT guidance during a neurological procedure. In the late 1980s, Imperial College in London developed PROBOT, which was then used to perform prostatic surgery. The advantages to this robot was its small size, accuracy and lack of fatigue for the surgeon. In the 1990s, computer-controlled surgical devices began to emerge, enabling greater precision and control in surgical procedures. One of

504-409: A surgical technique was documented in canine and cadaveric models called the transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the da Vinci robot surgical system as it was the only FDA-approved robot to perform head and neck surgery. In 2006, three patients underwent resection of the tongue using this technique. The results were more clear visualization of the cranial nerves, lingual nerves, and lingual artery, and

567-756: A variety of media. In addition, visitors learn about careers, museum etiquette, and art history through a variety of interactive stations. The Moveable Museum was produced and managed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (NYC) under the auspices of the Gottesman Center for Science Teaching and Learning . The program was available free of charge to all schools in the five boroughs of New York City. The Moveable Museum formerly included vehicles about paleontology , anthropology , and astronomy . The Moveable Museum program

630-710: A way that was more in keeping with local traditions." A purpose-built enclosed trailer featuring artefacts and photographs from the areas in the Shire of Mundaring . The Mundaring Travelling Museum was official opened at the 2019 Blue Sky Festival, by Cr John Saw (Shire President), Owen Briffa (Curator) and Matthew Hughes (MLA - Kalamunda). Located in the Perth Hills, the Travelling Museum visits schools, special celebrations and local community events. An ex MTT Perth 1957 vintage Leyland Worldmaster Bus featuring

693-422: Is a reduced duration of hospital stays, blood loss, transfusions, and use of pain medication. The existing open surgery technique has many flaws such as limited access to the surgical area, long recovery time, long hours of operation, blood loss, surgical scars, and marks. The robot's costs range from $ 1 million to $ 2.5 million for each unit, and while its disposable supply cost is normally $ 1,500 per procedure,

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756-475: Is divided into four wards. The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves: The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails: The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census : As of 2024 , 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on

819-403: Is important that complications are captured, reported and evaluated to ensure the medical community is better educated on the safety of this new technology. If something was to go wrong in a robot-assisted surgery, it is difficult to identify culpability, and the safety of the practice will influence how quickly and widespread these practices are used. One drawback of the use of robotic surgery

882-540: Is no force feedback , or touch feedback. No interaction between the instrument and the patient is felt. However, recently the Senhance robotic system by Asensus Surgical was developed with haptic feedback in order to improve the interaction between the surgeon and the tissue. The robots can also be very large, have instrumentation limitations, and there may be issues with multi-quadrant surgery as current devices are solely used for single-quadrant application. Critics of

945-620: Is run by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, with primary funding from the Department of Transportation. The grant-supported program focuses on children in elementary schools, especially those in remote and rural communities. Based in Wiltshire , UK , it aims to tell the story of Britain through interaction with items from various periods. It focuses on donations of items as opposed to money and operates out of

1008-569: Is suitable for virtually any operating room and can be operated at either a standing or a sitting position. Ophthalmology is still part of the frontier for robotic-assisted surgeries. However, there are a couple of robotic systems that are capable of successfully performing surgeries . Some examples of heart surgery being assisted by robotic surgery systems include: Robotic surgery has become more widespread in thoracic surgery for mediastinal pathologies, pulmonary pathologies and more recently complex esophageal surgery. The da Vinci Xi system

1071-431: Is the preferred initial effort. With regards to robotic surgery, this type of procedure is currently best suited for single- quadrant procedures, in which the operations can be performed on any one of the four quadrants of the abdomen. Cost disadvantages are applied with procedures such as a cholecystectomy and fundoplication , but are suitable opportunities for surgeons to advance their robotic surgery skills. Over

1134-562: Is the risk of mechanical failure of the system and instruments. A study from July 2005 to December 2008 was conducted to analyze the mechanical failures of the da Vinci Surgical System at a single institute. During this period, a total of 1797 robotic surgeries were performed used 4 da Vinci surgical systems. There were 43 cases (2.4%) of mechanical failure, including 24 (1.3%) cases of mechanical failure or malfunction and 19 (1.1%) cases of instrument malfunction. Additionally, one open and two laparoscopic conversions (0.17%) were performed. Therefore,

1197-487: Is used for lung and mediastinal mass resection. This minimally invasive approach as a comparable alternative to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and the standard open thoracic surgery . Although VATS is the less expensive option, the robotic-assisted approach offers benefits such as 3D visualizations with seven degrees of freedom and improved dexterity while having equivalent perioperative outcomes. The first successful robot-assisted cochlear implantation in

1260-552: The 2016 Census . The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District . On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960 , which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006: The shire

1323-907: The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium . Created to travel into communities in Ghana by Nana Oforiatta Ayim and the ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge. In The Guardian , Charlotte Jansen writes: "Ayim said she started to reflect on the museum model in Africa while working at the British Museum. Struck by how differently African objects were encountered in display cabinets in the UK with how they were actively used in festivals back home, she began to think about how material culture could be preserved and presented in

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1386-427: The 'Zeus' or da Vinci robot systems, including bariatric surgery and gastrectomy for cancer. Surgeons at various universities initially published case series demonstrating different techniques and the feasibility of GI surgery using the robotic devices. Specific procedures have been more fully evaluated, specifically esophageal fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux and Heller myotomy for

1449-529: The FDA. NASA initially funded the company that produces AESOP, Computer Motion, due to its goal to create a robotic arm that can be used in space, but this project ended up becoming a camera used in laparoscopic procedures. Voice control was then added in 1996 with the AESOP 2000 and seven degrees of freedom to mimic a human hand was added in 1998 with the AESOP 3000. ZEUS was introduced commercially in 1998, and started

1512-582: The Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has operated the Tour for Humanity since 2013. Robotic surgery Robot-assisted surgery or robotic surgery are any types of surgical procedures that are performed using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance

1575-534: The Robotics Institute and Center for Urology (Winter Haven Hospital and University of Florida) performed the first robotic-assisted microsurgery procedure denervation of the spermatic cord for chronic testicular pain. In February 2008, Dr. Mohan S. Gundeti of the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital performed the first robotic pediatric neurogenic bladder reconstruction. On 12 May 2008,

1638-726: The abdominal wall, major reconstruction of large hernias can be done without even entering the abdominal cavity. Due to its complexity, however, major reconstruction done robotically should be undertaken at advanced hernia centers such as the Columbia Hernia Center in New York City, NY, USA. The American Hernia Society and the European Hernia Society are moving towards specialty designation for hernia centers who are credentialed for complex hernia surgery, including robotic surgery. Robotic surgery in

1701-490: The cancer. Robots are used in orthopedic surgery. ROBODOC is the first active robotic system that performs some of the surgical actions in a total hip arthroplasty (THA). It is programmed preoperatively using data from computer tomography (CT) scans. This allows for the surgeon to choose the optimal size and design for the replacement hip. Acrobot and Rio are semi-active robotic systems that are used in THA. It consists of

1764-530: The capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery. In the case of robotically assisted minimally-invasive surgery, instead of the surgeon directly moving the instruments, the surgeon uses one of two methods to perform dissection , hemostasis and resection , using a direct telemanipulator , or through computer control. Robotic surgery has been criticized for its expense, with the average costs in 2007 ranging from $ 5,607 to $ 45,914 per patient. This technique has not been approved for cancer surgery as of 2019 as

1827-426: The chance of mechanical failure or malfunction was found to be rare, with the rate of converting to an open or laparoscopic procedure very low. Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth , the capital of Western Australia . The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at

1890-478: The cost of the procedure is higher. Additional surgical training is needed to operate the system. Numerous feasibility studies have been done to determine whether the purchase of such systems are worthwhile. As it stands, opinions differ dramatically. Surgeons report that, although the manufacturers of such systems provide training on this new technology, the learning phase is intensive and surgeons must perform 150 to 250 procedures to become adept in their use. During

1953-766: The field of urology has become common, especially in the United States. There is inconsistent evidence of benefits compared to standard surgery to justify the increased costs. Some have found tentative evidence of more complete removal of cancer and fewer side effects from surgery for prostatectomy . In 2000, the first robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy was performed. Robotic surgery has also been utilized in radical cystectomies . A 2013 review found less complications and better short term outcomes when compared to open technique. Pediatric procedures are also benefiting from robotic surgical systems. The smaller abdominal size in pediatric patients limits

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2016-712: The first image-guided MR-compatible robotic neurosurgical procedure was performed at University of Calgary by Dr. Garnette Sutherland using the NeuroArm . In June 2008, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) presented a robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, the MiroSurge . In September 2010, the Eindhoven University of Technology announced the development of the Sofie surgical system,

2079-737: The first operative surgical robot in the US. Examples of using the da Vinci system include the first robotically assisted heart bypass (performed in Germany) in May 1998, and the first performed in the United States in September 1999; and the first all-robotic-assisted kidney transplant , performed in January 2009. The da Vinci Si was released in April 2009 and initially sold for $ 1.75 million. In 2005,

2142-717: The first surgical robot to employ force feedback . In September 2010, the first robotic operation at the femoral vasculature was performed at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana by a team led by Borut Geršak . In 2019 the Versius Surgical Robotic System was launched and is a rival of the Da Vinci surgical system and claims to be more flexible and versatile, having independent modular arms which are "quick and easy to set up". The small-scale design means that it

2205-698: The idea of telerobotics or telepresence surgery where the surgeon is at a distance from the robot on a console and operates on the patient. ZEUS was first used during a gynecological surgery in 1997 to reconnect Fallopian tubes in Cleveland Ohio, a beating heart coronary artery bypass graft in October 1999, and the Lindbergh Operation , which was a cholecystectomy performed remotely in September 2001. In 2003, ZEUS made its most prominent mark in cardiac surgery after successfully harvesting

2268-570: The introduction of the da Vinci Surgical System and Computer Motion with the AESOP and the ZEUS robotic surgical system . The first robotic surgery took place at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus , Ohio under the direction of Robert E. Michler . AESOP was a breakthrough in robotic surgery when introduced in 1994, as it was the first laparoscopic camera holder to be approved by

2331-530: The left internal mammary arteries in 19 patients, all of which had very successful clinical outcomes. The original telesurgery robotic system that the da Vinci was based on was developed at Stanford Research Institute International in Menlo Park with grant support from DARPA and NASA . A demonstration of an open bowel anastomosis was given to the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. Although

2394-421: The majority of studies on robot-assisted spine surgery have investigated lumbar or lumbosacral vertebrae only. Studies on use of robotics for placing screws in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae are limited. The first fully robotic kidney transplantations were performed in the late 2000s. It may allow kidney transplantations in people who are obese who could not otherwise have the procedure. Weight loss however

2457-584: The most significant advancements in this period was the da Vinci Surgical System, which was approved by the FDA for use in surgical procedures in 2000 (Intuitive Surgical, 2021). The da Vinci system uses robotic arms to manipulate surgical instruments, allowing surgeons to perform complex procedures with greater accuracy and control. In 1992, the ROBODOC was introduced and revolutionized orthopedic surgery by being able to assist with hip replacement surgeries. The latter

2520-485: The past several decades, there have been great advances in the field of abdominal wall and hernia surgery especially when it comes to robotic-assisted surgery. Unlike laparoscopic surgery , the robotic platform allows for the correction of large hernia defects with specialized techniques that would traditionally only be performed via an open approach. Compared to open surgery, robotic surgery for hernia repair can reduce pain, length of hospital stay, and improve outcomes. As

2583-527: The patient's leg on voice command. Intimately involved were biomedical engineer James McEwen , Geof Auchinleck, a UBC engineering physics grad, and Dr. Brian Day as well as a team of engineering students. The robot was used in an orthopaedic surgical procedure on 12 March 1984, at the UBC Hospital in Vancouver. Over 60 arthroscopic surgical procedures were performed in the first 12 months, and

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2646-470: The patients had a faster recovery to normally swallowing. In May 2006 the first artificial intelligence doctor-conducted unassisted robotic surgery was on a 34-year-old male to correct heart arrhythmia . The results were rated as better than an above-average human surgeon. The machine had a database of 10,000 similar operations, and so, in the words of its designers, was "more than qualified to operate on any patient". In August 2007, Dr. Sijo Parekattil of

2709-485: The present time. In the United States, robotic-assisted hysterectomy for benign conditions was shown to be more expensive than conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy in 2015, with no difference in overall rates of complications. This includes the use of the da Vinci surgical system in benign gynecology and gynecologic oncology . Robotic surgery can be used to treat fibroids , abnormal periods, endometriosis , ovarian tumors , uterine prolapse , and female cancers. Using

2772-577: The robot based on the patient's individual anatomy. This helps the implant team to predict where the contacts of the electrode array will be located within the cochlea, which can assist with audio processor fitting post-surgery. The surgical robots also allow surgeons to reach the inner ear in a minimally invasive way. Challenges that still need to be addressed include safety, time, efficiency and cost. Surgical robots have also been shown to be useful for electrode insertion with pediatric patients. Multiple types of procedures have been performed with either

2835-505: The robotic instruments have 6 degrees of articulation, freedom of movement and ergonomics are greatly improved compared to laparoscopy. The first robotic inguinal hernia repairs were done in conjunction with prostatectomies in 2007. The first ventral hernia repairs were performed robotically in 2009. Since then the field has rapidly expanded to include most types of reconstruction including anterior as well as posterior component separation. With newer techniques such as direct access into

2898-475: The robotic system, gynecologists can perform hysterectomies , myomectomies, and lymph node biopsies. The Hominis robotic system developed by Momentis Surgical™ is aimed to provide a robotic platform for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) for myomectomy through the vagina. A 2017 review of surgical removal of the uterus and cervix for early cervical cancer robotic and laparoscopic surgery resulted in similar outcomes with respect to

2961-684: The safety and usefulness is unclear. The concept of using standard hand grips to control manipulators and cameras of various sizes down to sub-miniature was described in the Robert Heinlein story ' Waldo ' in August 1942, which also mentioned brain surgery. The first robot to assist in surgery was the Arthrobot , which was developed and used for the first time in Vancouver in 1984. This robot assisted in being able to manipulate and position

3024-578: The surgeon better control over the surgical instruments and a better view of the surgical site. In addition, surgeons no longer have to stand throughout the surgery and do not get tired as quickly. Naturally occurring hand tremors are filtered out by the robot's computer software. Finally, the surgical robot can continuously be used by rotating surgery teams. Laparoscopic camera positioning is also significantly steadier with less inadvertent movements under robotic controls than compared to human assistance. The use of mixed reality to support robot-assisted surgery

3087-581: The surgery to open, re-operation, permanent injury, damage to viscera and nerve damage. From 2000 to 2011, out of 75 hysterectomies done with robotic surgery, 34 had permanent injury, and 49 had damage to the viscera. Prostatectomies were more prone to permanent injury, nerve damage and visceral damage as well. Very minimal surgeries in a variety of specialties had to actually be converted to open or be re-operated on, but most did sustain some kind of damage or injury. For example, out of seven coronary artery bypass grafting, one patient had to go under re-operation. It

3150-540: The system, including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, say there is a steep learning curve for surgeons who adopt the use of the system and that there's a lack of studies that indicate long-term results are superior to results following traditional laparoscopic surgery . Articles in the newly created Journal of Robotic Surgery tend to report on one surgeon's experience. Complications related to robotic surgeries range from converting

3213-449: The target location of where the pedicle screw is needed. Robotic devices started to be used in minimally invasive spine surgery starting in the mid-2000s. As of 2014, there were too few randomized clinical trials to judge whether robotic spine surgery is more or less safe than other approaches. As of 2019, the application of robotics in spine surgery has mainly been limited to pedicle screw insertion for spinal fixation. In addition,

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3276-538: The telesurgical robot was originally intended to facilitate remotely performed surgery in the battlefield to reduce casualties and to be used in other remote environments, it turned out to be more useful for minimally invasive on-site surgery. The patents for the early prototype were sold to Intuitive Surgical in Mountain View, California. The da Vinci senses the surgeon's hand movements and translates them electronically into scaled-down micro-movements to manipulate

3339-520: The tiny proprietary instruments. It also detects and filters out any tremors in the surgeon's hand movements, so that they are not duplicated robotically. The camera used in the system provides a true stereoscopic picture transmitted to a surgeon's console. Compared to the ZEUS, the da Vinci robot is attached to trocars to the surgical table, and can imitate the human wrist. In 2000, the da Vinci obtained FDA approval for general laparoscopic procedures and became

3402-527: The training phase, minimally invasive operations can take up to twice as long as traditional surgery, leading to operating room tie-ups and surgical staffs keeping patients under anesthesia for longer periods. Patient surveys indicate they chose the procedure based on expectations of decreased morbidity, improved outcomes, reduced blood loss and less pain. Higher expectations may explain higher rates of dissatisfaction and regret. Compared with other minimally invasive surgery approaches, robot-assisted surgery gives

3465-484: The treatment of achalasia . Robot-assisted pancreatectomies have been found to be associated with "longer operating time, lower estimated blood loss, a higher spleen-preservation rate, and shorter hospital stay[s]" than laparoscopic pancreatectomies; there was "no significant difference in transfusion, conversion to open surgery, overall complications, severe complications, pancreatic fistula , severe pancreatic fistula, ICU stay, total cost, and 30-day mortality between

3528-477: The two groups." The first report of robotic surgery in gynecology was published in 1999 from the Cleveland Clinic. The adoption of robotic surgery has contributed to the increase in minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic disease. Gynecologic procedures may take longer with robot-assisted surgery and the rate of complications may be higher, but there are not enough high-quality studies to know at

3591-588: The viewing field in most urology procedures. The robotic surgical systems help surgeons overcome these limitations. Robotic technology provides assistance in performing Major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery , minimally invasive surgery and unmanned surgery. Due to robotic use, the surgery is done with precision, miniaturization, smaller incisions; decreased blood loss, less pain, and quicker healing time. Articulation beyond normal manipulation and three-dimensional magnification help to result in improved ergonomics. Due to these techniques, there

3654-447: The world around us, from outer space to inside the human body. Based out of Austin, Texas, the Trailblazer program reaches potential where it lives, bringing interactive exhibits to communities all across the state of Texas. Students visiting the Trailblazer are stepping into a network that is designed to support them as they advance—from after-school TAME Clubs to STEM Competitions, and on to college scholarships and mentoring." The "VanGo"

3717-521: Was developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory in 1992 through the creation of "virtual fixtures" that overlay virtual boundaries or guides that assist the human operator and has become a common method for increasing safety and precision. There are some issues in regards to current robotic surgery usage in clinical applications. There is a lack of haptics in some robotic systems currently in clinical use, which means there

3780-745: Was donated to the Institute for the Study of Mongolian Dinosaurs in 2013 and remains in operation as of 2024. The Paleontology of Dinosaurs is the oldest vehicle in operation. The Structures & Culture allows students to enter the homes of three modern nomadic cultures, the Gabra of Kenya , the Mongols of Mongolia and the Blackfeet of Montana . Discovering the Universe (Grades 6–12) resides at

3843-599: Was founded in 1992 by the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . The program gives visitors an authentic art museum experience on board a vehicle retrofitted with a gallery space. Since its inception, the VanGo program has occupied three vehicles: a city transportation bus, a school bus, and presently a 31-foot-long Winnebago Sightseer. Annually rotating exhibitions feature original artworks in

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3906-668: Was in operation from 1993 through 2012, in which time it visited over 700 schools in NYC and many libraries . The Paleontology of Dinosaurs (Grades K-2) was active from 1998 through 2012, and focused on teaching children how paleontologists use fossils to study dinosaurs and other ancient life. The Structures & Culture (Grades 3–8) exhibit let students study actual pieces of material culture, and become anthropologists while investigating how culture allows people to use various environmental resources to meet basic human needs. The Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries mobile museum

3969-458: Was the first surgical robot that was approved by the FDA in 2008. The ROBODOC from Integrated Surgical Systems (working closely with IBM ) could mill out precise fittings in the femur for hip replacement. The purpose of the ROBODOC was to replace the previous method of carving out a femur for an implant, the use of a mallet and broach/rasp. Further development of robotic systems was carried out by SRI International and Intuitive Surgical with

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