5G lets you remotely perform surgery with a robot arm
5G lets you remotely perform surgery with a robot arm
2017-03-02
flap G isn't just about turbocharging -
connection your phone
the other big attribute of 5g is its
responsiveness while you may not notice
it when you pull up a website or
FaceTime your mom there's always a
slight delay from your phone paying in
the network and you getting a response
but with 5g there is no lag that opens
the opportunity for new kinds of
wireless applications like telemedicine
as an example Ericsson is set up a
demonstration where you can perform
surgery using a VR headset and a special
glove the glove controls a robot arm
that's a few feet away
although might as well be in another
state it's that robot arm that actually
cuts into the body line through the
glove our haptic feedback motors that
buzz when the tip of the arm touches the
organ giving you the sensation that
you're actually touching it that kind of
precise control the surgeons require and
the instant feedback can only happen
with a responsiveness of 5g because it's
done virtually Erickson says the
students can watch along on companion VR
headsets allowing them to learn as a
surgeon performed the operation it's
just one of the examples of how 5g will
change our world and why the entire
wireless industry is buzzing about this
technology
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