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Robot Performs Surgery Autonomously With 100% Success Rate

Robot Performs Surgery Autonomously With 100% Success Rate

Robot Performs Surgery Autonomously With 100% Success Rate
Above: Johns Hopkins University's SMART robot. Image credit: Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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While impressive, significant safety concerns remain before human trials can begin. The robot required self-correction six times per case and needed human intervention to change instruments, raising questions about reliability in life-threatening situations where split-second decisions matter most.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the first fully autonomous surgery or procedure will be performed on a human by December 2032, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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