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Oleynikov, wearing a blue shirt and pants, sits in a padded chair facing a computer screen on a large stand and holding in each hand controllers at the end of maneuvering arms attached to the stand. The image on the screen is projected on a larger screen on the wall.

Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov Teleoperates a Surgical Robot on Space Station

jsc2024e041215 (Feb 10, 2024) Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov, at a console in Lincoln, Nebraska, teleoperates a surgical robot aboard the International Space Station as part of the Robotic Surgery Tech Demo, which tests techniques for performing simulated surgical procedures remotely. Results from this investigation could support the development of robotic systems to make surgery available almost anywhere and anytime.

Image Credit: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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