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DECEMBER 2024 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 57 Environmental Monitoring in Factories Factories require compact, durable monitor- ing systems and efficient energy management: • Multi-parameter sensors: For air quality, temperature, and humidity • Low-power connectivity modules: For remote data collection and reporting • Integrated AI systems: For environmental optimization • Compact power management units: Circuits for monitoring and optimizing power usage • Integrated battery systems: Efficient designs for backup power in IoT devices • Renewable energy systems: UHDI sup- ports energy harvesting devices for self- powered sensors Bleeding-edge UHDI applications in manu- facturing enable transformative advances in precision, efficiency, and automation. From IoT-driven factory automation to factory environmental monitoring, UHDI is becom- ing a cornerstone of the smart factory revo- lution. e ability to transmit ultra-high-defi- nition data in real-time allows manufacturers to enhance productivity, reduce errors, and implement advanced technologies, and as UHDI technology continues to mature, it will play an increasingly critical role in the future of manufacturing and Industry x.0. DESIGN007 Anaya Vardya is president and CEO of American Stan- dard Circuits; co-author of The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to… Fundamentals of RF/Microwave PCBs and Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals. He is the author of Thermal Management: A Fabricator's Perspective and DFM Essentials. Visit I-007eBooks.com to download these and other free, educational titles. Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts said in a new Sci- ence Robotics paper pub- lished today. Advances in generative AI and other areas could enable robots to assist human surgeons during cer- tain tasks that require significant dexterity like sutur- ing. Under an "Augmented Dexterity" approach, a human surgeon would closely oversee the robot's work and take over if needed. "A surgeon's dexterity often separates the good surgeons from the great ones," wrote Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley's William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, and Gary Guthart, Intuitive Surgical's chief executive officer. "Augmented Dex- terity has potential to elevate good surgeons to the level of the best surgeons, which could support faster, and more reliable surgery." This paper, "Augmented Dexterity: How robots can enhance human surgical skills," suggests one way the latest developments in artificial intelligence could be used to advance medicine and improve the health and wellness of society. Surgeons already routinely use robots to conduct certain minimally invasive procedures. But the human determines almost every move the machine makes. With Augmented Dexterity, robots would develop and place digital images of planned maneuvers on top of live images of the surgical field. A human surgeon would review, edit and approve the plan, then supervise as the robot executes it. This could be applied to tasks like suturing and debridement, areas where surgeons' skills vary and where small errors could harm patients. EECS is shared by the Berkeley College of Com- puting, Data Science, and Society and the Berkeley College of Engineering. (Source: University of California, Berkeley) Robots Could Help Close Surgeons' Skill Gaps and Improve Patient Outcomes Ken Goldberg