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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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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