The PUMA 560 robot performed a neurosurgical biopsy on a real patient in 1985—no small feat back then. Only a few years later ...

Back in 1985, the best robotic surgeon we had was the Puma 560, a manipulator arm just barely more advanced than Rocky Balboa's robo-butler. Just barely. The Puma was nevertheless revolutionary. It ...

Automation has found its way within the healthcare segment with robotic surgeries being around for quite some time now. The first documented use of a robot during surgery dates back to 1985 when a ...

Imagine a doctor that does not need sleep or food, does not succumb to distractions and does not have prejudices that change the way sick and vulnerable patients are treated. Seem impossible? Some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is not unusual to see a robot in a hospital environment today. In general, robots in medicine help by ...

Mumbai: The concept of robots has fascinated humans for centuries. According to various mythologies, God created humans in his own image from the dirt present on the earth. Mankind has been trying to ...

Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University researchers are training robots to perform complex surgical procedures. These robots perform like human surgeons and even correct errors during ...

How technology is enabling the robotic surgeon. By David Boothroyd. If you need an operation, the question everyone wants answered is: how good is the surgeon? But today – and even more so in the ...