Virtual Incision: Create a Prototype | Innovator Insights Junior

Learn how a first-of-its-kind miniature surgical robot, developed by UNL engineering professor Shane Farritor and his company, Virtual Incision, is transforming abdominal surgery.

Innovator Shane Farritor holds a doctorate and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and is currently a faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to his work at the university, Shane studied at the Kennedy Space Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Students will develop their own prototypes or models of their innovations as they explore the next step in the design thinking process.

Questions/Insights from the video:

• How do you hope what you do changes how we live?
• How do you learn from your mistakes?

NOTE: Spanish version is captions only.