AI Robot Performs Surgery with Almost No Human Help – The Future of Medicine?

Surgical robots just took a major step toward full autonomy – and no, this isn’t science fiction.

In a world-first, an AI-powered robot successfully removed a gall bladder from a dead pig with minimal human input. The system was trained on 17 hours of real surgical footage, learning from 16,000 human hand movements.

The robot runs on a two-layer AI system. The first layer watches the surgery through an endoscope and gives simple instructions like “clip the second duct.” The second layer translates that into precise 3D tool movements.

It performed the 17-step surgery eight times – and nailed every task. Impressive, considering some robots still struggle with vacuuming straight lines.

That said, it wasn’t totally hands-free. The robot did need a human to swap one tool and had to self-correct about six times per procedure – but it spotted its own errors and fixed them.

Researchers say the next goal is autonomous surgery on live animals – where things get trickier with breathing and bleeding involved.

Still, it’s a glimpse of what’s coming: safer, smarter, and more consistent surgery – powered by AI.

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