Humanoid Robot Performs Gallbladder Surgery Demo
HealthcareAIGuy · x · 2026-07-09
Researchers at UC San Diego completed what is reportedly the world's first gallbladder surgery demonstration using remotely controlled humanoid robots. The experiments featured human-robot collaboration and a fully robotic process performed by two humanoid robots working side-by-side.
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