MASAMUNE Ken    Department   Research Institutes and Facilities, Research Institutes and Facilities    Position   Professor
Article types	Original article
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Master-slave robotic devices that enable the generation of innovative telesurgical robots
Journal	Formal name：Impact ISSN code：23987073
Domestic / Foregin	Foregin
Publisher	Science Impact Ltd
Volume, Issue, Page	2018(3),pp.35-37
Author and coauthor	MASAMUNE Ken†, NISHIKAWA Atsushi , KAWAI Toshikazu, HORISE Yuki, IWAMOTO Noriyasu
Authorship	Lead author
Publication date	2018/06
Summary	Master-slave robotic technology demonstrates a distinct model of communication that allows one device or user to have unidirectional control over one or more devices. The master refers to the user or device that initiates and controls the transmission, while the slave is the unit that receives these commands and acts accordingly. The direction of control always flows from the master to the slave. This technology has found a plethora of applications in a variety of fields such as engineering, information technology as well as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Robotic technology has become an integral part of medical applications involving telesurgery (remote surgery) owing to the profound advantages it can offer to both surgeons and patience. Not only is surgery in previously-inoperable conditions now possible through this technology, but robotics also offer additional advantages in the training of medical professionals.
DOI	10.21820/23987073.2018.3.38