• Breadcrumb Home News Sensor-guided Robots Could Boost Lifesaving Combat Casualty Care Sensor-guided robots could boost lifesaving combat casualty care Program aims to stop internal bleeding autonomously using robotic surgery One of the most significant challenges in treating battlefield injuries is finding and stopping severe bleeding in the torso, a condition known as non-compressible torso hemorrhage. • Limitations in frontline medical facilities mean that many warfighters die from injuries that could be survivable with more immediate surgical care. • DARPAâ s newMedics Autonomously Stopping Hemorrhage program, known as MASH, aims to use robotsâ guided by advanced sensors and equipped with artificial intelligenceâ to locate and stop severe bleeding in the torso with only limited direct human assistance. • “The real challenge is finding that bleed,” said MASH Program Manager Adam Willis. • “Imagine navigating a complex landscape of organs and blood inside the torso to find the exact spot that needs attention.” | 1:24 |More information on DVIDSSource: DARPA | Tom Shortridge “We owe it to our warfighters to give them the best possible chance of survival,” saidDr. • Adam Willis, MASH program manager.
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- DARPA’s Medics Autonomously Stopping Hemorrhage (MASH) program seeks to develop sensor‑guided robots that can locate and stop severe torso bleeding without extensive human intervention. The goal is to provide up to 48 hours of stabilization for wounded soldiers, giving critical time for evacuation to definitive care. MASH is a three‑year effort split into two phases: first integrating advanced imaging sensors with robotic platforms, then creating autonomous software to guide existing medical tools to the bleed site. The program invites proposals via a webcast on Sept. 18, 2025, and aims to advance both robotic surgery and battlefield trauma care.
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