[Agent101]

I'm a bit leery of teleoperated machinery, rather than physical people. Not saying it can't be done, but adds in a few more things that can go wrong. And while outsourcing coding can incur extra delays if something went wrong with the link/power supply, I don't want a robot with a drill in my mouth.

So what would I need to go to a teleoperated dentist.

-Reliable direct satellite link?

-Own power supply in the clinic in case of black outs.

-Similarly reliable supplies in the operators place, or sufficient numbers of people that could take over the operation if the something went wrong with them.

Also any surgeons/dentists in the house? How important is reaction time. Would latency be an issue?

[philwelch]

Yeah, I'd be fine with a teleoperated robot surgeon, if the human surgeon was in the next room with scrubs and gloves, ready to rush in at a moment's notice. Because, while the robot may be more precise and steady-handed than a meatbag, the meatbag I suspect would have better error recovery.

[Ardit20]

He doesn't have a bag, its only meat.