In a First, a Humanoid Robot Performed Live Surgery Under a Surgeon's Control

A teleoperated humanoid robot named Surgie successfully performed gallbladder removal surgery on a pig under a surgeon's remote control, marking the first use of humanoid robots in a live surgical setting. The study demonstrates potential for deploying surgical robots in remote or resource-constrained environments where specialist surgeons are unavailable.

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