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This Robot Surgeon Is Outperforming Human Doctors (VIDEO)

14-Feb-2017

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Dr. Peter Kim, Sheikh Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, explains STAR.

STAR = Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot

Goal is to enhance surgeons’ capacity and capability.

Uses advanced 3D infra-red imaging to see its subjects.

In future could use combined wisdom of many surgeons and operate with greater accuracy.

Academic paper: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

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Peter Kim

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Brown University and founder of ActivSurgical

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Robotic Surgery