Two humanoid robots will scrub in beside surgeons next week.
Samsung Medical Center will show two humanoid surgical assistants working with people on 16 September. One acts as scrub nurse and passes instruments, while the other holds the endoscope. A Korean government project funds the work, and the team says the robots decide nothing alone.
Why it mattersOperating rooms are short of staff, and that shortage sets how many surgeries happen. A robot that only hands over tools is a far smaller leap than one that cuts.
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