Steady Does It – A Robotic Arm Performing Surgical Tasks May Prove More Precise
Someday, in the not-too-distant-future, a robot could potentially be performing your liver transplant or take out your appendix...
Esther Shein is a veteran freelance writer and editor specializing in technology, business and education. Her work has appeared in several publications, including Inc., Computerworld, NetworkComputing, InformationWeek, Communications of the ACM and The Boston Globe. She was previously the editor-in-chief of Datamation, an online enterprise technology magazine. She was also a senior writer at eWeek (formerly PC Week).
Someday, in the not-too-distant-future, a robot could potentially be performing your liver transplant or take out your appendix – or at least portions of it, thanks to the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), which is so far revealing in tests the ability to sew more precisely than an experienced surgeon.
Someday, in the not-too-distant-future, a robot could potentially be performing your liver transplant or take out your appendix...
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