A robot in China carried out the first autonomous dental implant surgery, fitting two 3D-printed teeth into a woman’s mouth. Medical staff were on hand during the procedure and were responsible for fitting orientation equipment to the patient; programming the robot’s position, movements, angle and depth necessary to insert the teeth and administering a local…

The first first robotic radical cystectomy, a surgical procedure to treat invasive cancer of the bladder, was recently performed at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta. Dr. Rajesh Laungani, Director of Robotic Urology at Saint Joseph’s, performed the minimally-invasive surgery. Invasive bladder cancer has a very high mortality rate and generally results in death if not […]