Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) have achieved a landmark milestone in remote healthcare delivery by successfully conducting a real-time tele-robotic ultrasound examination on a patient stationed nearly 12,000 kilometres away at Maitri Research Station in Antarctica. The breakthrough represents a major technological leap, redefining how specialist diagnostic care can be delivered in some of the world’s most isolated and extreme environments.
According to the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) director, the initiative marks the first-ever deployment of a tele-robotic diagnostic system at an Antarctic research station anywhere in the world, placing India at the cutting edge of medical innovation in polar healthcare. This pioneering initiative addresses one of the most critical gaps in Antarctic healthcare: limited access to…
