Matthias Guertler

The Choreography of Care: An Ethnographic Study of Human-Robot Collaboration in Makoplasty Surgeries

Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) in surgery is rarely a straightforward interaction between one human and one robot. In joint replacement surgeries performed with the Mako robot (Makoplasty), the robotic arm enhances surgical precision while also affecting how collaboration unfolds in the operating theater. Utilizing o…