While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a ...

THE changes in the surgical management of malignant lesions of the colon effected in the last few years have resulted in a marked reduction in the mortality following radical operations on the large ...

A robot has successfully performed "keyhole" intestinal surgery on pigs without any aid from humans, according to a study from John Hopkins University (published in Science Robotics). What's more, the ...

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According to the story by Gizmodo, what is really interesting is that, compared to human surgeons, the robot reportedly appeared to "do the job better." The use of robots is not really uncommon, but ...

What if your next surgery was planned and performed by a robot? A team at Johns Hopkins University is working to turn this idea into reality. The concept of robot-assisted surgery is not new: several ...

EDWARD L. YOUNG, Jr., M.D. Young — Assistant Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 962.

A robot has successfully performed difficult, soft-tissue surgery on four pigs, Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday, calling this "a significant step toward fully automated surgery on humans." The ...