Would You Trust Robots With Prostate Surgery? [Robots]

Robots named McSleepy and DaVinci, I would add. I’m undecided I’d trust them with anything apart from bed-making and painting, but one chap agreed to move under the knife on the earth’s first robotic surgery.

Fame has been thrown upon the Canadian McGill University Health Centre for this dangerous feat, though you’ll be pleased to hear all went well when tackling the patient’s erm, tackle. McSleepy put the patient to sleep, and DaVinci performed on him, with real-life human surgeons watching (and controlling its arms) from a distance in case they broke one of Asimov’s rules. Or started performing rhinoplasty instead. [ Popsci via GearFuse ]

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