| From: | Airwasp <Airwasp@***.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Surgeons as Riggers? |
| Date: | Wed, 6 May 1998 11:35:40 EDT |
> Rigged surgery makes a lot of sense for SR.
>
> I don't know about remote surgery; that would enable too many nasty
> possibilities like rival riggers "hacking" in and taking over the surgery.
Ooooh, but it makes for one fragging good game ... an SR version of
Innerspace.
> But if the surgeon was physically there, rigged into a surgery drone or
> something, that would likely allow cleaner and quicker surgery.
The rigger-surgeon would probably be in the same room.
One good reason for surgery of this type is that the patient could be laid in
a tank filled with nanites and other stuff. This could then be sealed off,
allowing hospitals to no longer need truly "Clean" operating rooms.
> Just think; a robot doesn't have shaky hands. A robot can always cut as
> straight as is commanded. And a well trained rigger-surgeon could probably
> handle more than just two hands at a time; he could be controlling multiple
> robotic hands and utensils.
Umm, shaky hands in this case is when the rigger-surgeon screws up royally.
And then there is something called a Rig Deck.
> I would, however, require that more than a simple vehicle control rig be
> needed. A building needs a special interface to be controlled by a rigger.
> A surgery drone (or whatever you want to call it) would probably also
> function on some special protocols that would enable maximum utility of the
> system.
I don't see why a special VCR needs to be designed and constructed, as the
corps would want to use what is out there already (no need to go out and
redesign the wheel again).
> I would also think that this sort of surgery would be reserved for
> extremely delicate work, like brain surgery, or perhaps things like surgery
> to correct birth defects in a child while it is still in the womb.
> Probably a fair amount of cyberware implantation, especially those with
> complex neural connections, would or could fall into this style of surgery
> also.
This surgery would not be reserved for special tasks as anything that could
possibly fatten up the bottom line is definitely worth looking into.
> My thoughts on the matter anyway.
Nice thoughts, btw.
Mike
