4) Considering the government mechanisms introduced in Harborne, P. and Hendry, C. 2012. “Commercialization of new energy technologies: failure of the Japanese machine?” Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 497–510, describe the role of government as your chosen field emerged. The life sciences surgical instruments industry is about using technology to help save people's lives. For example, robotic surgery is a life sciences surgical tool designed to help surgeons make precise incisions. As humans we have limitations when it comes to invasive surgery. There have been reports of people leaving tools inside their bodies after the surgery was completed. (4) The use of technology can prevent such errors and perhaps even increase the chances of survival. The described machine is controlled by the surgeon and the robotic arms perform the actions according to the instructions. This means that the machine can be controlled remotely, even if the surgeon is not present.(5) There have been cases where patients have had to be transferred to other cities or states to complete surgery. With the robot, the surgeon is able to control it remotely from anywhere in the world. (5) The role of government in this emerging sector is crucial because “even new energy technologies must be thoroughly tested before being introduced, as failures cause unacceptable social and industrial problems.”(8) This is a sensitive topic because people's lives are at risk. If someone were to die with this machine, many problems would arise. However, the application of robots in surgery has been beneficial for numerous surgeries. Since the robot acts according to the surgeon's command, pain and blood loss are minimized. Furthermore, since......half of the document......and on the part of the doctor it led to the death of a man. I believe that if the government and the Food & Drug Administration provided more funding for robotic surgery, errors could be minimized. Sources:1. http://fightforvictims.com/medical-devices/da-vinci-surgical-robot-injury-lawsuit2. http://michaelbelfiore.com/2013/08/raven-robotic-surgery-for-the-masses.html3. http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2000_Groups/Heart_Surgery/Robotics.html4. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57608160/5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_surgery6. http://citris-uc.org/research/projects/raven_surgical_robotic_system7. http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/01/surgical-robots8. Paul Harborne and Chris Hendry (2012): Commercialization of new energy technologies: failure of the Japanese machine?, Technology analysis and strategic management, 24:5, 497-510