A Robot’s Stitched Up a Pig Gut All By Itself
Robot-assisted surgery is increasingly common in hospitals, but it’s always under the control of a human surgeon. Now, a robot’s sewn up incisions in a live pig’s gut, all by itself. Getting robots to autonomously perform surgery on soft tissue—like, say, your guts—is tricky. First, it’s hard to tell some parts form others. Second, it’s…
