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Design Summary & Analysis - Medical Robots (1st Draft)

According to an article from Case School of Engineering/ Case Western Reserve University (2020),  it is increasingly common for both interest and funding for medical robots to rise in the field of biomedical engineering.  There are benefits for medical robots to be developed and use in healthcare. They can work relentlessly and without anxious compared to human beings. Their precision capabilities enable them to perform movements beyond the human range of motion. Additionally, they can help to reduce workload by automating less complex or repetitive task and leaving more complicated work to humans.  There are currently five developed robots being implemented for use in hospitals and treatment centres to improve healthcare of the patient. 1) The da Vinci® Surgical Robot - offers the surgeon with more precise control for a range of procedures utilizing "magnified 3D high-definition vision" and control. 2) The Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot - An automated and portable robot...

Assignment 1: Formal Letter (Descriptive Reflection)

  Dear Professor Brad,     My name is Tan Wei Jie and I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as your student from Effective Communication Class T6. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in mechatronics. I am currently enrolled in mechanical engineering in Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to further pursue my studies in engineering.   The reason I chose to pursue a diploma in mechatronics is due to my interest in a subject called  Design & Technology (D&T) which I took for 3 years during my secondary school days. I enjoyed the subject because it is one of the subject which allows me to have the freedom of being creative and innovative when brainstorming for an idea or a solution to solve the challenges faced in real life. Additionally, I would have to bring my ideas to life and had to create a physical prototype to demonstrate its function to solve the challenges faced. During the proces...

Task 3b: The Importance of communication skills for engineers

 "Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter." Quoted by Gilbert Amelio, President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp In my point of view, I personally feel that a leader must develop excellent communication skills to ensure that the team is able to cooperate and complete the task on hand successfully. Additionally, this can also avoid any miscommunication among the team which will affect the team dynamics. Therefore, I believe that a leader must have excellent communication skills to provide clear and concise message to others and to ensure the successful completion of the task given.