Students name new robotic arm system at Missouri Delta Medical Center

Monday, May 2, 2016

Jill Bock, Staff

Fourth grade students from St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Sikeston were treated to pizza and the opportunity for a hands-on demonstration of Missouri Delta Medical Center's orthopedic surgeon-controlled robotic arm system after successfully naming the machine, Hope.

Fourth grade students at St. Francis Xavier School in Sikeston got their own demonstration of Missouri Delta Medical Center's Orthopedic surgeon-controll robotic arm system. The class won the tour after successfully naming the robot Hope. Pictured demonstrating the robotic system are MAKO robotic specialists Jake Yoder, left, and Nathan Stumpf.
Fourth grade students at St. Francis Xavier School in Sikeston got their own demonstration of Missouri Delta Medical Center's Orthopedic surgeon-controll robotic arm system. The class won the tour after successfully naming the robot Hope. Pictured demonstrating the robotic system are MAKO robotic specialists Jake Yoder, left, and Nathan Stumpf.
A student from St. Francis Xavier School takes his turn at manipulating Missouri Delta Medical Center's orthopedic surgeon-controlled robotic arm system. The students nominated the winning name for the system, Hope.
Fourth grade students at St. Francis Xavier School in Sikeston got their own demonstration of Missouri Delta Medical Center's Orthopedic surgeon-controll robotic arm system. The class won the tour after successfully naming the robot Hope. Students even had the opportunity to try using the system with the assitance of Jake Yoder, a MAKO robotic specialist.

Jake Yoder, a MAKOrobotic specialist lets Eric Retz try his head at using Missouri Delta Medical Center's Orthopedic surgeon-controll robotic arm system. The Eric, a fourth grader at St. Francis Xavier suggested the robot's new name, Hope.