Robotic surgery hits 'milestone' with autonomous gallbladder removal
MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy completed eight autonomous gallbladder removals with 100% task success, adapting in real-time to anatomical variations, Johns Hopkins researchers reported.
- Earlier this week at Johns Hopkins University, a robot performed a gallbladder removal with 100% accuracy, as detailed in Science Robotics.
- Building on this milestone, the two-tier AI system SRT-H was trained on 17 hours of surgical videos, learning from 16,000 human surgeon motions to enable autonomous performance.
- In practice, SRT-H performed 17 surgical steps across eight pig gallbladders with real-time self-correction and voice-command responses, demonstrating high reliability.
- Following this milestone, autonomous surgical robots move closer to routine use, achieving results comparable to expert surgeons but still requiring some human intervention, such as instrument changes.
- Beyond lab tests, Johns Hopkins plans live animal trials, but regulatory approval and broader surgery types are necessary for clinical use.
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Revolutionizing Surgery: AI-Guided Robot Achieves Milestone in Medical Procedures | Science-Environment
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed an AI-guided robot capable of autonomously executing intricate phases of gallbladder operations. Tested on pig organs, the robot achieved 100% accuracy but was slower than human surgeons. This innovation may tackle surgeon shortages and enhance surgical precision.
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