Scientists are working toward getting robots in the field to serve as doctors. The Pentagon is excited to get a version of this called the Trauma Pod out into combat situations by 2009 for treating soldiers immediately in the field. NASA on the other hand hopes to use this technology to treat astronauts headed out to Mars who will not have medical facilities immediately at hand. They have been testing the robots in zero gravity and sustained acceleration situation against real doctors and while official results have not yet been disclosed, it was reported that "the robot seemed to hold its own—until its compensation software was turned off." Scientists are hoping that the robots can make improvements and potentially do a better job than doctors.
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