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
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. National Science Foundation, health care industry
Products: autonomous surgical robots
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