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<p>Advances in wireless communication are reshaping medical robotics by enabling more responsive and connected healthcare systems. This review article examines how millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) can support the closed-loop, latency-sensitive, and reliability-critical requirements of medical robotic systems. Rather than treating these technologies as separate wireless trends, the paper analyzes their complementary roles in robotic sensing, control feedback, mobility support, and resilient connectivity across applications such as telesurgery, patient monitoring, rehabilitation, and smart hospital robotics. Particular emphasis is placed on sixth-generation (6G) capabilities, AI-driven wireless adaptation, and communication-robotics co-design under constraints including blockage, interference, device miniaturization, power limits, and cybersecurity. Key implementation barriers, open challenges, and future research directions are also summarized.</p>

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A review of IRS-assisted communication for medical robotics: enabling intelligent wireless control in 6G healthcare systems

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年7月8日

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  • Siwen Zhang,
  • Asad Saleem,
  • Liang Zhou,
  • Sun Meiling,
  • Temitope E. Komolafe,
  • Yan Xu

摘要

Advances in wireless communication are reshaping medical robotics by enabling more responsive and connected healthcare systems. This review article examines how millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) can support the closed-loop, latency-sensitive, and reliability-critical requirements of medical robotic systems. Rather than treating these technologies as separate wireless trends, the paper analyzes their complementary roles in robotic sensing, control feedback, mobility support, and resilient connectivity across applications such as telesurgery, patient monitoring, rehabilitation, and smart hospital robotics. Particular emphasis is placed on sixth-generation (6G) capabilities, AI-driven wireless adaptation, and communication-robotics co-design under constraints including blockage, interference, device miniaturization, power limits, and cybersecurity. Key implementation barriers, open challenges, and future research directions are also summarized.