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Communication Over Distance

Type: Extension activity (45 mins)

Telemedicine is a new and fast developing field in healthcare. Even 20 years ago, the idea of a surgeon being able to operate a robot from hundreds of miles away in order to perform an operation seemed like science fiction.

Today, this is not only possible but engineers, working with scientists and doctors, are now designing robotic systems which will be able to operate on patients with no human intervention at all.

This activity is a practical session in which students work in small teams to investigate the necessity of developing standards and protocols for communication using a basic electrical circuit.