And he talks back too....BD
Chris Jones faced a rare medical emergency in the operating room the other day. Much to the astonishment of his anesthesiologists, his oxygen supply tanked during surgery.
Actually, the situation wasn't all that unusual. Medical students and residents are constantly saving his life. Creating simulators is a big business. Depending on their function, human robot simulators can cost between $50,000 and $185,000.
Anesthesiology resident Juan Perrone intubates a robot in the operating room at the UW's Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation. The program teaches future doctors basic surgical skills and how to handle medical emergencies.
Jones is a robot, resembling a mannequin with a healthy tan, and part of the University of Washington's Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation. It's a two-year-old program that trains future doctors everything from basic surgical skills to how to handle medical crises. The permanent simulation center opened last month.
Jones is pretty complex for a mannequin and you won't see him modeling in any storefront windows. He can breathe, react to various drugs, twitch and even dilate his pupils. Oh, and he can talk, too.
When asked how he was doing, Jones moaned and said, "I'm really nervous," voiced by a technician speaking through a microphone next door.
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