The robot can be under Human supervision but the human can't interfere in any way.
@Adam If it’s only for a few steps then yes but if the human has to constantly check to see if it can proceed then no
@Adam Sorry this was meant to be a reply to your previous comment to answer this one since it isn’t part of the surgery it wouldn’t count as interference
@JamesF so by this criteria, a current-gen LASIK machine would not qualify because the surgeon has to hold the foot pedal, correct? Would a lasik machine where the surgeon presses a green button to start it, and has a big red E-stop button to stop it, but doesn't have to hold a dead-mans switch, count?
@JamesF thanks for all the clarifications, I know hashing out the specifics on a high-level question like this can be tricky
@JamesF I’m assuming this only includes surgery done on living humans, not cadavers or on animals (dead or alive), correct?