Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/23/vitopsy_kinect/
Boffins build medical control centre with Kinect
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Posted in Hardware, 23rd December 2010 10:36 GMT
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect add on isn't just for gaming. Swiss scientists have used open source drivers to develop a prototype remote control mechanism for medical equipment.
The experimental rig uses both gestures and voice commands, as the following video from the developers, at the Institute of Forensic Medicine [1] at the University of Bern, Switzerland, shows:
You might think all of the actions featured in the demo could be performed more quickly and easily with a mouse and a few clicks. True, but a surgeon in theatre won't be able to use a mouse when he or she is operating.
The Vitopsy rig would allow the surgeon to access crucial patient data while working. ®
Via: Med Gadget [2]