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Designing a Robotic Surgical Device ActivityDesigning a Robotic Surgical Device Activity
Publisher
Teach Engineering
Resource Details
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
STEM
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
6 mos
Technology
Presentation
Year
2011
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Designing a Robotic Surgical Device

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This Designing a Robotic Surgical Device activity also includes:
  • Engineering Design Quiz (.pdf)
  • Engineering Design Quiz - Answer Key (.pdf)
  • Building Instructions for Synthetic Abdominal Cavity Simulator (.pdf)
  • Electronics Introduction (.pdf)
  • Design Project Description Handout (.pdf)
  • Competition Scoring Rubric (.pdf)
  • Engineering Design Quiz (.doc)
  • Engineering Design Quiz Answers (.doc)
  • Building Instructions for Synthetic Abdominal Cavity Simulator (.doc)
  • Electronics Introduction Presentation (.ppt)
  • Design Project Description Handout (.doc)
  • Competition Scoring Rubric (.doc)
  • Vocabulary
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The engineering design process meets laparoscopic surgical robots with an activity that is the last part in a series of 10 and brings all the lessons of the unit together. Teams design and build a remotely controlled laparoscopic device. The goal of the device is to be able to search for disease, obtain biopsies, and monitor the process via wireless imaging.

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Concepts

the abdomen, anatomy, biomedical engineering, the human body, hospitals, design, engineering design, doctors, physiology, prototypes, robotics, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite doctors and surgical staff to attend the presentations

Classroom Considerations

  • The activity is designed to last throughout a semester-long course
  • Build the synthetic abdominal cavity simulator

Pros

  • The activity includes assessments to use throughout
  • Handouts and presentations are in two different formats

Cons

  • None

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