Robo Surgery

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A robot with four small arms will be the newest surgical addition to the Edmonton (Canada) Hospital staff. The robot’s arms are designed to be more flexible than the human wrist so that they can work better in tight spaces. One will have a camera while the other three operate with surgical tools and all are controlled behind the scenes by a trained surgeon.

"If you have the benefits of three dimensions, and then the benefits of these EndoWrists to allow you to manipulate the instruments, then things are going to be easier. It’s going to be easier to teach new trainees how to do this type of surgery."

Starting in September, it will be deployed to treat prostate cancer at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.