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Task Designs
Task Designs
Medical and Technological Research
Task: Conduct both medical and technological research in regards to the possbility of automating medical procedures.
Goal: Get a fundamental understanding of what's necessary for important medical procedures and what mechanics or parts could be used for precise hand-like movements.
Specification: Search for credible and reliable medical resources by medical associations, recognized professionals, and surgeons to learn about the necessities needed for delicate procedures. Also, be able to reach out to medical device companies or technicians to learn about what parts are preferred or necessary for a machine.
Setting and Creating a Budget
Task: Gain an understanding and develop a budget and sponsor plan.
Goal: Reach out to medical and medical device companies that would be interested in investing in our project and be able to develop a budget with appropriate research.
Specification: Research into what parts are needed to assemble a functional machine, man hours needed, and any potential extra expenses needed, and stay within the set budget.
Suturing Robot Design
Task: Look and research into similar automated devices that are used for medical procedures.
Goal: Reach out to companies that specialize or have developed machines that can be used in the medical field, specifically dealing in procedures to grasp an understanding of what we're trying to do, a budget of what's needed, and what parts are absolutely necessary.
Specification: Begin to develop and brainstorm potential prototype designs and create a checklist of things that we NEED to include within our Suture Robot and what the functionalities need to be.
Interface and Program Development
Task: Look into and create an accessible and user friendly UI and program that could actually perform procedures.
Goal: Create a fully functioning program that would let technicians input a procedure and execute it efficiently.
Specification: Develop an easy to follow UI and necessary programming that can actually perform sutures and other procedures, and can get approved by medical professionals.
Prototype Development
Task: Start to gather the necessary materials and parts needed to develop a prototype, and give medical professionals access.
Goal: Figure out and develop a crude but functioning model integrated with our program, and be able to stay within budget. Medical professionals would be able to get hands-on with the prototype and provide feedback.
Specification: Assemble a fully functioning Suture Robot that can perform and execute its duties, while collecting feedback to see what we can improve.Â
Feedback and Improvements
Task: Implement improvements after collecting feedback.
Goal: See what consistent comments or feedback was made by medical professionals and make sure to be able to implement them in the next version.
Specification: Create and assemble an improved and better version of our original prototype addressing professional feedback. Particularly those reflecting the UI of the machine, the functionality, size, and precision.
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