FT Rethink
Technology and demographics are driving the uptake of medical robots
As our population ages, the use of robots in healthcare, across a wide variety of disciplines, is rising. Advances in AI that can train the robots is also boosting their implementation. But as the FT’s Michael Peel explains, high costs, plus the ethical and legal issues surrounding robotic care remain significant hurdles.
As the world changes at lightning speed, the FT Rethink series explores how to navigate transformative shifts shaping the future, from geopolitics and climate to industry, energy and health. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and business perspectives from Lombard Odier.
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FT Rethink
FT Channels, a partnership destination that combines impactful and enriching multimedia content to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Each vertical brings expert insights from the Financial Times and our Partners into the most pressing issues of our time.
As the world changes at lightning speed, the FT Rethink series explores how to navigate transformative shifts shaping the future, from geopolitics and climate to industry, energy and health. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and business perspectives from Lombard Odier.