Much groundbreaking research has been done on how to maintain human life in the space environment. International Space Stationwill soon include revolutionary operations. The autonomous robot called ‘MIRA’, developed by the engineers at the University of Nebraska, will allow astronauts to undergo surgical operations in space.

MIRA, which is currently under development, It will conduct its first test mission in 2024. The testing and development of the robot will be conducted with a $100,000 prize from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the university. What has the robot achieved so far and what will it make possible?

He will be able to operate completely independently, without the need for a surgical specialist:

• MIRA

MIRA has two major advantages that enable surgical operations in space. The first of these opens in the body just a small slice to enable operations. For example, surgeons will perform surgeries such as abdominal surgery with minimal damage. The second advantage is, of course, that the robot can be controlled remotely by surgeons if necessary. In this way, surgeons can perform surgical procedures on astronauts thousands of miles away. In this context, injured astronauts can be treated and operations such as removing the shrapnel stuck in the body become possible.

The robot has shown very successful results in the tests conducted so far. So much so that retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson had previously designed the robot from college. When you are 1,448 kilometers away managed to control it.

The next main goal of engineers is to build the robot. make it completely autonomous will be. Currently, the non-autonomous robot will have this feature with artificial intelligence in development. So much so that in the future, astronauts will start the operation with just the click of a button and the robot will perform the operation itself.