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December 24, 2025
Why the operating room is ripe for AI, according to Akara
The Equity podcast crew digs into how Akara uses AI and thermal sensors to fix one of hospitals’ most expensive bottlenecks: OR coordination.
TL;DR
- Operating room coordination, not surgeries, is a major cause of lost hospital time and expense.
- Akara is building an 'air traffic control' system for hospitals using thermal sensors and AI.
- The system aims to reduce lost OR time caused by manual scheduling and coordination issues.
- Akara's thermal sensors document surgeries without compromising privacy.
- The article touches on the challenges of medical robotics infrastructure and potential nursing workforce shortages.
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