Teleoperated humanoid robots completed two live gallbladder surgeries on pigs, marking a first for general-purpose machines in the operating room.

"Your robot surgeon will see you now." We might not be too far off from that statement. And it might both reduce health care costs and increase availability.

UC San Diego's Surgie humanoid robots performed two live gallbladder surgeries on pigs, showing how adaptable robots could safely work in future hospitals.

Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment—but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled ...

Robotic surgery has become a familiar part of modern healthcare, but the machines used in operating theatres are usually purpose-built systems designed for a narrow set of tasks. humanoid robots, ...

Researchers say mobile humanoid robots could someday help bring specialist surgical care to rural clinics, field hospitals or remote locations. Humanoid robots have officially stepped up to the ...