Emergency crews are trying to free 17 miners trapped in an elevator that stopped working at a cargill salt mine. Officials say the miners are not injured and emergency crews have made contact with them via radio. With just a wave of a hand, Brain Surgeons can get some help in the operating room. Thats all thanks a pair of university of iowa undergraduate students. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, what did these students do to help surgeons . Coded and assembled the thing for a senior project. Take a look. Currently, doctors often use microscopes to do brain surgery. They have to spend up to ten hours looking into the device, often hunched over. The robot replaces all that. It uses cameras to lock on to an area of the brain, like a tumor. Video is sent back to a headset, which the surgeon can wear. The doctor can even use a special hands free controller to move the camera. Though the robot is a prototype, creators have high hopes for the future. W
With just a wave of a hand, Brain Surgeons can get some help in the opeting room. Thats all thanks a pair of university of iowa undergraduate students. Live in the newsroom this morning. Forrest, what did these students do to help surgeons . They built a robot. Three ui students coded and assembled the thing for a senior project. Take a look. Currently, doctors often use microscopes to do brain surgery. They have to spend up to ten hours looking into the device, often hunched over. The robot replaces all that. It uses cameras to lock on to an area of the brain, like a tumor. Video is sent back to a headset, which the surgeon can wear. The doctor can even use a special hands free controller to move the camera. Though the robot is a prototype, creators have high hopes for the future. Were happy with our result. T, i think that in the future, new technology is coming out all the time, i think theyll be able to modify or change Little Things about this and make it even students s t the ide
Se just before 9 pm last night. When officers arrived on scene, they didnt find any victims, and no one has come forward with injuries. But police tell us, they did find evidence of gunfire in the area. With less than 4 weeks left until the iowa caucuses, we all see the candidates flocking to iowa. Each trying to build support to get iowans to head out on february 2nd to caucus for them. Retired neurosurgeo n ben carson is making stops throughout eastern iowa today. The republican president ial candidate will meet with people at the Isaac Newton Christian academy in cedar rapids at 10 30 in the morning. And then at the National Motorcycle museum in anamosa. Thats at 12 30 pm. Jeb bush is bolstering his team by adding 100 additional people to prepare for next months caucuses. His Campaign Said the list includes current and former elected officials and other activists. The former Florida Governor is planning a Campaign Trip through iowa next week. The Iowa Republican caucuses winner in 2