Hard Constraints: Why Telemanipulated Surgical Robots Affect Creative Tool Use

The operating room is fertile ground for creativity: problem solving is common, different surgical tasks impose particular constraints, and a wide range of tools are available. The introduction of telemanipulated robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has impacted the work of surgeons and their teams in terms of communication, use of perceptual senses, social structure, roles among other things. But do they also impact creativity? I present...