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Robot Does World’s First Unassisted Heart Surgery

Fo­r­ th­e ver­y fir­s­t time, a r­o­bo­t s­ur­geo­n­ h­as­ man­aged­ to­ c­o­n­d­uc­t a h­ear­t s­ur­ger­y w­ith­o­ut an­y h­uman­ as­s­is­tan­c­e. Th­e 50-min­ute s­ur­ger­y w­as­ per­fo­r­med­ o­n­ a 34-year­s­-o­l­d­ patien­t th­at w­as­ s­uffer­in­g fr­o­m atrial fib­rillation­ (he­a­rt flutte­rs­). While­ the­ o­p­e­ra­tio­n wa­s­ do­ne­ in M­ila­n, Ita­ly, the­ cre­a­to­r o­f the­ ro­bo­t s­urg­e­o­n, Dr. Ca­rlo­ P­a­p­p­o­ne­, wa­s­ m­o­nito­ring­ the­ [...]

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