Surgeons Use Humanoid Robots for First Live Animal Surgery

Humanoid robots have been used to surgically remove gallbladders from live pigs in a medical experiment where skilled human surgeons controlled the robots remotely. This procedure was part of a preclinical trial published in the journal Nature. If successful for human patients, this technology could allow for robotic-assisted surgeries in smaller hospitals and clinics that do not have the resources for traditional surgical robots. Shanglei Liu, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, noted that this method is more cost-effective and requires less space in operating rooms, making it suitable for deployment in various settings, including rural areas and potentially in space.