A New Technological Approach to Robotic Telesurgery with Starlink: Safe Telesurgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to perform the world's first robot-assisted telesurgery for lung resection in an animal model using Starlink (SpaceX) to address cost and latency issues associated with conventional telesurgery communication methods.

Description

A Saroa (Riverfield Inc) surgical robot with haptic feedback function was used in a swine model. The animal was located 1000 km away in Fukushima, Japan, while the surgeon console was located in Fukuoka, Japan. Starlink provided real-time video and data communication. Surgical parameters including safety, latency, and cost were evaluated.

Evaluation

The surgery was completed in 2 hours 44 minutes. Average communication latency was approximately 130 milliseconds, with minor image disturbances occurring once every 5 minu

SUBMITTER: Ueda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature