New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- At AIIMS Research Day 2026, Prof (Dr) SH Chandrashekhara of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, demonstrated a telerobotic ultrasound system that enables doctors in the national capital to perform real-time diagnostic ultrasound scans from Antarctica.

Using an advanced telerobotic ultrasound system, the clinician remotely controlled a robotic arm holding an ultrasound probe, demonstrating the feasibility of expert radiological care across extreme geographical and climatic barriers. The system uses a robotic arm controlled remotely to position the ultrasound probe, while images are streamed back to the clinician in New Delhi.

The system was co-developed by IIT and AIIMS Delhi. This demonst...