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Robot performs keyhole surgery on pig without human help for first time

A robot has performed keyhole surgery on a pig without the guiding hand of a human for the first time, a new study reports. Researchers say the procedure is a significant step in robotics towards fully automated operations on humans. The Smart ...

26 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Woman says robotic surgery saved her life after cancer diagnosis

A woman says she believes robotic surgery saved her life after she was diagnosed with cancer. Deborah Speirs, 46, from the Tolllcross area of Glasgow, opted for the “innovative” procedure rather than traditional surgery after being told she ...

07 Jan 2023 at 13:41

Health

‘Amazement’ after woman, 42, had robotic surgery on cervical cancer and flew abroad for friend’s wedding just days later

A cervical cancer survivor, who was able to fly abroad for her best friend’s wedding just days after undergoing robotic surgery to remove her womb, has said that “no one could believe” she recovered so quickly and she wants to stress the ...

16 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Scotland

First patients undergo robotic surgery which can avoid need for radiotherapy

The first patients in Scotland have undergone pioneering robotic surgery to treat certain types of throat cancer – which in some patients can see them avoid the need for radiotherapy. Transoral Robotic surgery (Tors) started at the ...

04 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Boy, seven, first UK kidney patient to undergo ‘pioneering’ robotic surgery

A seven-year-old boy has become the first patient in the UK to undergo a new form of robotic surgery for a kidney condition. Reece Wilton, from Gosport, Hampshire, underwent the “pioneering” operation involving the Versius ...

22 Aug 2024 at 11:20

Robotic surgeries set to soar under NHS plans

The use of robotic surgery is set to soar in the NHS in England under plans to expedite care for patients. In 2023/24, some 70,000 robot-assisted surgeries were carried out in the NHS in England, but the number is ...

11 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Robot performs realistic surgery ‘with 100% accuracy’

A robot has performed realistic surgery on its own with 100% accuracy, researchers have said. In a “major leap” towards using more robots in operating theatres, a machine trained on the videos of surgeries was ...

09 Jul 2025 at 19:00

Man who credits King over cancer diagnosis given pioneering robotic microsurgery

An avid golfer who dismissed signs of cancer as a mark from his golf bag has become the first patient in the UK to have robotic microsurgery. Nick Lees, 47, from Godalming in Surrey, eventually sought help ...

10 Feb 2025 at 10:04

‘Milestone’ first UK remote robotic surgery

The first UK remote robotic surgery has been hailed as a “milestone” by medics. A surgeon in London operated on a patient with prostate cancer who was some 2,400km away in Gibraltar. The pioneering ...

06 Mar 2026 at 00:31

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