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

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. You're competing with a robot that fits through a standard OR door and grabs off-the-shelf instruments—not a $2m specialised console that needs room redesign. Intuitive and CMR just became vulnerable to teams that can turn a humanoid frame into a surgeon's hands.