Robotic Arm Guided by Artificial Intelligence Performs Surgery, Sans Surgeon

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News On July 20, 2010, researchers at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering announced that a robotic arm directed by artificial intelligence was able to perform biopsies and simple surgical tasks during a feasibility study without the guidance of a doctor. The robot was equipped with an ultrasound system to collect data from its scan and locate its target. It was controlled by an artificial intelligence program that used real-time 3-D information to process the scanned data and then give the robot specific commands. The robot has been tested . . .