Humanoid robot 'Surgie' makes history, perform 2 gall blader surgeries on pigs in world's first live animal surgeries

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — In a first-of-its-kind medical milestone, humanoid robots have carried out two surgical procedures on pigs, a breakthrough researchers say could reshape how hospitals approach surgery in the years ahead.

The work, involving engineers and surgeons at the University of California San Diego, was published July 8 in the journal Nature.

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