A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, responded to and learned from voice commands from the team—like a novice surgeon working with a mentor.

The robot performed unflappably across trials and with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, even during unexpected scenarios typical in real life medical emergencies.

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    18 hours ago

    If we go by that logic, some worker from your supermarket should be able to do surgeries

    Doctors have to learns this much so they can handle most really unusual stuff, not because they have to know this for a standard surgery.