AI Powered Surgical Robot

AI Powered Surgical Robot

From NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast by U.S. National Science Foundation

May 11, 2026 · 19 min · Episode 160

About this episode

Axel Krieger discusses the development of autonomous surgical robots and their potential impact on the health care industry.

In the health care industry, artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced robotic systems could help solve many of the issues facing the field today. Axel Krieger, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses his work developing autonomous surgical robots.

People in this episode

Guest: Axel Krieger

Topics covered

  • artificial intelligence
  • surgery
  • robotics
  • health care
  • machine learning

Keywords

  • AI
  • surgical robots
  • health care
  • machine learning
  • robotics

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Organizations: U.S. National Science Foundation, health care industry

Products: autonomous surgical robots

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