Humanoid robots just removed organs from live animals for the first time

Researchers at the University of California San Diego successfully used two teleoperated humanoid robots to perform gallbladder removal surgeries on live pigs, marking the first instance of humanoid robots conducting surgery on living subjects. The robots, adapted from a general-purpose humanoid platform, were controlled by human surgeons and demonstrated precision and safety comparable to specialized surgical systems, but at a significantly lower cost and smaller size. This development suggests