Johns Hopkins scientist programs robot for 'soft tissue' surgery

Johns Hopkins scientist programs robot for 'soft tissue' surgery Baltimore MD (SPX) May 06, 2016 - Not even the surest surgeon's hand is quite as steady and consistent as a robotic arm built of metal and plastic, programmed to perform the same motions over and over. So could it handle the slippery stuff of soft tissues during a surgery? Simon Leonard, a Johns Hopkins University computer scientist, is part of a team that has just published research showing that a robot surgeon can indeed ... more

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