"We also want to enter the surgical robot project?"
"Are you going to challenge Leonardo da Vinci?"
Looking at the technical information on the screen, Wang Dali was suddenly surprised and delighted, and a ball of fire ignited in his chest.
As an electrical and mechanical engineer, who doesn’t have a dream of mecha?
Although robots are not mechas, they have always been the shining jewel in the manufacturing crown.
The design and manufacturing of robots not only requires understanding the software and hardware technology of the control system, kinematics and trajectory planning technology, but also has extremely high requirements for core components such as motors, reducers, and drives.
It can be said to be a reflection of the overall industrial level of a country, and it is also the essence of the entire high-end manufacturing industry.
As the service robot with the highest unit value, and located at the intersection of the two rising pillar industries of robotics and medical care, medical robots will naturally become a hot spot in the industry, even a hot topic.
The continuous development of medical imaging and mechatronics technology has helped medical robots come into reality and flourish.
Among them, surgical robots and exoskeleton rehabilitation robots account for more than 85% of the entire medical robot market.
Various diagnostic and surgical robots, as well as exoskeletons and smart prosthetics, all have market potential of trillions of dollars.
Medical robots have a history of more than 30 years. They have experienced the exploration of medical scenes in the Bronze Age, the birth and dominance of Leonardo da Vinci in the Silver Age, and have now entered the Golden Age of the Warring States Period when a hundred schools of thought contend and each takes the lead.
In addition to the da Vinci unified laparoscopic surgical robot, surgical robots in other major segments are blooming everywhere.
Neurosurgery robots, orthopedic surgery robots, spine surgery robots, orthopedic surgery robots, vascular interventional surgery robots, exoskeleton rehabilitation robots, etc., all have their own application fields.
Nowadays, medical robots have penetrated into all levels before, during and after diagnosis.
When people enter the hospital, they can see cute intelligent guidance robots.
In the operating room, the doctor sits in front of the da Vinci surgical robot and performs minimally invasive surgery on the patient.
At the same time, various auxiliary medical robots are delivering drugs and equipment in an orderly manner.
Finally, the patients who completed the treatment wore the rehabilitation robot equipment and moved freely in the ward.
All this may be just the beginning.
The vision of medical robots in science fiction movies will become a reality sooner or later.
Preoperative diagnosis, anesthesia, disinfection, and surgical operations are all concentrated in an automated medical cabin.
The ambulance can obtain all the biochemical information of the human body with just one scan.
The doctor only needs to touch the screen, and the robot can sew up the terrible wounds seamlessly, and even merge the human and the machine to become a new cyber human.
Countless micro-robots are flowing in our bodies, monitoring our organs, cells and immune systems, and performing micro-level treatments at any time.
With the help of robotic technology, countless medical impossibles are about to become possible.
Thinking of this, Wang Dali's whole heart trembled as if electricity was flowing through him.
He has a strong hunch that this universal surgical robot will bring about earth-shaking changes in surgery.
And such a change will be born in his hands.
Which engineer can resist such temptation?
Wang Dali swallowed hard, looked at it carefully again, and kept commenting at the same time.
"This surgical robot looks very powerful and can be used in many types of surgeries. It's just a piece of cake."
"This automatic soft tissue suturing function is also very practical, but I don't know how far it is compared with human doctors."
"It shouldn't be a problem. It can be continuously improved through algorithms."
"If we evolve a little further and realize a fully automated diagnosis and surgery platform, automatic scanning diagnosis, spray anesthesia, and even suturing wounds like using a stapler, we can achieve three-step treatment: go in, cure, come out."
"However, it is currently impossible and unnecessary for robots to completely replace doctors. The best solution is to become doctors' right-hand assistants."
"In addition, the risks of robot surgery cannot be ignored, and ethical and moral issues must also be taken into consideration."
Wei Kang smiled and said: "You have thought very carefully, but the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny. The current technology cannot achieve a fully automated medical cabin. Let's realize a semi-automatic surgical robot first."
"As for other issues, they will be completely crushed into mud in the face of technological development."
"In my expectation, when remote surgery becomes popular, primary hospitals will become the main battlefield in the future, and small, low-cost surgical robots will become popular in primary medical institutions."
"I have already given a name to this surgical robot. It is called 'Miaoshou', which means Miaoshou benevolent doctor. I hope it will live up to my expectations."
The expectant smile on his face was like a kind old father, talking about his sincere love for the surgical robot.
Lu Tingfeng had been listening silently and couldn't help but sigh.
"Mr. Wei, in the past when we had new products, I thought they should be sold at the market price, but if there is a price war this time, I will support it with both hands."
"The main thing is this Leonardo da Vinci. It's really expensive."
"A machine costs 25 million, and the annual maintenance fee is several million. It's really sucking the blood of patients."
"We must bring the price down. Even if it drops to 10 million, we will still make a profit, and we will definitely not have to worry about selling it."
"After more than 20 years of development in the surgical robot market, public acceptance has been cultivated."
"The biggest problem right now is price."
“Manufacturers worked hard to develop and market it, but found that hospitals couldn’t afford it and patients couldn’t afford it.”
"I hope our Sanqing surgical robot can change this situation."
Wei Kang nodded and smiled: "With the participation of domestic players, the price of any industrial product will inevitably fall off a cliff."
“Only we Chinese players, relying on the manufacturing industry of the entire industry chain, have the confidence and strength to move forward in volume.”
"A machine worth 25 million yuan has been sold for so many years. We can no longer let them lie down and suck blood."
"Currently, there are only more than 300 da Vinci robots in the country, which are very rare. Even in economically developed provinces such as Guangdong Province, there are only 20 units. Even in Beijing and Shanghai, not every top-level hospital has one."
"If we can reduce the price to one-fifth, we can popularize surgical robots to tertiary hospitals in second- and third-tier cities, allowing patients to experience more advanced surgeries and faster postoperative recovery."
"Sooner or later, surgery will become as simple as getting a haircut, done and done, and patients will no longer be afraid of hearing about surgery."
“This is the true meaning of technology entering reality.”
"However," he changed his words and clicked the laser pointer again to display some information on the screen.
"It is said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle."
"Next, let's take a look at our biggest competitor, Intuitive Surgical."
PPTs flashed one by one on the screen, completely showing the past and present life of the Da Vinci surgical robot.
"The Da Vinci robot comes from the joint scientific research results of NASA and Stanford in robotics. It was initially customized for the military. Later, it showed great potential in the clinical field, and then received technology authorization from Stanford and began commercialization. road."
“In 1994, Stanford developed a remote minimally invasive surgical system for the military for battlefield use, bringing surgeons to injured soldiers, and surgical robots began to take shape.”
"On the battlefield, injured soldiers were transported into vehicles equipped with robotic surgical equipment, and then surgeons from a nearby mobile surgical hospital remotely operated the surgery, demonstrating excellent remote battlefield rescue capabilities."
"So, Intuitive Surgical Company was established in 1995, and the development of the da Vinci robot began in 1996. The prototype was successful three years later, and a series of animal and human trials were conducted before the final product was launched."
"Approved by the FDA in 2000, it is used in general surgical clinical operations, as well as in many fields such as cardiac, thoracic, and spinal surgery. It can complete a series of difficult surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting, and even allows surgeons from Eagle Country to perform surgery for the Atlantic Ocean. Patients on the other side have transoceanic surgeries.”
"From research and development to FDA approval for marketing, the da Vinci surgical robot has been a smooth journey, advancing at a speed as fast as flying."
"Since its listing, it has monopolized the market for more than 20 years, and its position as the number one in the industry has never faced any challenge, nor has it been shaken in the slightest."
"The return on listed stocks even exceeds that of Google, reaching 1,277%, and it has maintained a gross profit margin of 70% and a net profit margin of 30%."
"Today, the da Vinci surgical robot has become an insurmountable monument in the field of surgery. It has treated more than 5 million patients and more than 40,000 certified surgeons are employed."
"Every 36 seconds, a surgery is performed using the da Vinci robot in the world."
"Such a legendary company with extremely successful business will undoubtedly become a huge challenge for Sanqing."
"Dali, facing such a behemoth, do you have the confidence to defeat it?"
Wang Dali slapped his chest loudly and roared: "Yes!"
"Mr. Wei, look at me, I must kill Leonardo da Vinci this time."
Wei Kang smiled with satisfaction and waved his hand: "Then let's get started."
The three of them discussed some more details before the meeting ended.
After Wang Dali left, Wei Kang left Lu Tingfeng behind and asked.
"Since Wang Dali has chosen to be the laboratory director, his position as R&D director will also be freed up. Do you have a suitable candidate in this regard?"
Lu Tingfeng hesitated and said: "There are some young people with excellent skills in the department, but they are not as good as Wang Dali..."
Wei Kang pondered: "As long as you know a little bit about technology, it's all about management ability."
In fact, he is also quite troubled. Nowadays, people who understand technology are easy to find, and people who understand management are also easy to find. However, people who understand both management and technology are very rare.
If you really can't get the best of both worlds, you can only give up one aspect.
Lu Tingfeng immediately understood and said quickly: "In this regard, I think Qi Liang is okay. He also has a background in hardware. He has done many equipment projects and has extremely strong management capabilities."
"He has good experience in all aspects. He has worked his way up from the grassroots level. He has high emotional intelligence, respects technical staff very much, and knows how to listen to different opinions."
“He wasn’t good at solving problems, but he was good at finding people who could.”
“Several of the projects I led were also completed beautifully, and the reputation is quite good.”
Wei Kang found Qi Liang's resume on the computer, took a rough look at it, and felt quite satisfied.
"Okay then, it's him."
"Anyway, Sanqing focuses on technology. The biggest responsibility of managers is to provide assistance. I don't expect them to develop cutting-edge technologies. They just need to serve the technical bosses and customers well."
When Lu Tingfeng heard this, he couldn't help but smile awkwardly and nodded in agreement: "That's necessary. It is our greatest honor to serve the big guys and become their stepping stone to change the world."
He then added: "Qi Liang is currently leading the diagnostic room project. This project requires communication and coordination skills in all aspects and is more suitable for him."
"Anyway, our business department basically has this structure. The technical leader is Dali, and ordinary projects, as well as some projects that require coordination between multiple departments, are handed over to Qi Liang. The two of them can be said to be a duo of equipment."
Wei Kang chuckled and praised.
"You handled it very well. There are very few geniuses in this world. For most ordinary people, as long as the right people are placed in the right positions, they can have the greatest effect."
"Qi Liang, right? Let him be the R&D director first. The diagnostic room project is very important. If he can complete it smoothly..."
Wei Kang touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "That means he is indeed the talent I am looking for, and the position of CTO can be given to him."
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Sanqing headquarters, stem cell laboratory.
"The rate of waste liquid produced by blood filtration is 4ul/min."
"The bioreactor reabsorption rate is 93%, and the cell activity is >95%."
"After adding LLC-PK1 cells, the bioreactor can be used to simulate the reabsorption function of the renal tubules."
Ding Mian glanced at the cage at his feet, where a yellow-brown beagle was kept. He shook the test report in his hand and his eyes widened in disbelief.
Xue Shen stood next to him with an anxious look on his face and kept asking: "Can you speak human language?"
Ding Mian came back to his senses, stabilized his emotions, turned his head, opened his mouth, and said every word, unusually slowly, like a robot.
"Hi, dear Xue Shen, I meant."
"Let's, casually, fool around with the implantable bioartificial kidney. It's very likely that it will be done!"
"What?" Xue Shen was not calm now. He grabbed the test report, glanced at it casually, and ran out the door.
"Hey, why did you run away? What are you doing?"
Ding Mian shouted at the top of his lungs: "My dear Shenzi, come back to me."
Xue Shen waved the report in his hand and shouted without looking back: "You go and write another one yourself. I'll write a work report and ask the boss for credit!"
Ding Mian shook his head and was quite speechless: "Fuck, I still want to go have a drink with him to celebrate. This guy, when it comes to asking the boss to claim credit, he runs faster than anyone else."
He looked at the cage again. The puppy inside looked sluggish, its ears drooped, and it seemed that it had lost its former liveliness and cuteness.
Then his eyes instantly became gentle, he reached out his hand and touched the dog's head, and whispered comfort.
"Xiao Bi, don't be like this. Although I cut off one of your kidneys, I also installed an artificial kidney for you. From now on, you will be the world's first cyberdog."
He chuckled: "Are you happy, Gao? Are you happy?"
(End of chapter)
