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Humanoid robots just removed organs from live animals for the first time
Two robots that look roughly like people just reached inside a live animal and removed an organ. No film studio staged the scene. It happened in a lab in California, and it is a first for medicine. Surgeons at the University of California San Diego used two teleoperated humanoid robots to remove the gallbladders from [] This story continues at The Next Web
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Times of India
· Jul 10, 2026
Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough
Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough
Hindustan Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Meet 'Surgie': The humanoid robot that just successfully performed live surgery
Humanoid robots perform surgery for the first time as UC San Diego researchers complete gallbladder removal, marking a major breakthrough in AI and healthcare.
Investing.com
· Jul 9, 2026
ENvue Medical demonstrates robotic feeding tube prototype
ENvue Medical demonstrates robotic feeding tube prototype
South China Morning Post
· Jul 10, 2026
US scientists use Chinese humanoid robot to carry out keyhole surgery and remove organs
US scientists have carried out keyhole surgery with a Chinese-made robot taking the place of the lead surgeon. The general-purpose humanoid robot made by Unitree Robotics was remotely controlled by two human surgeons as it successfully removed a pig’s gallbladder at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Another robot also played a support role during the procedure, controlling the endoscope used to monitor the operation and retracting tissue. “Remotely operated and autonomous humanoid...
NDTV
· Jul 11, 2026
Humanoid Robots "Surgie" Perform First-Ever Live Animal Surgeries
Two humanoid robots, nicknamed Surgie, completed successful gallbladder surgeries on live pigs.
Mashable
· Jul 9, 2026
Humanoid robots just removed a gallbladder in a live surgery
Humanoid robots at UC San Diego just successfully completed two surgical procedures.
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Related coverage for "Humanoid robots just removed organs from live animals for the first time": Times of India — Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough. Hindustan Times — Meet 'Surgie': The humanoid robot that just successfully performed live surgery. Investing.com — ENvue Medical demonstrates robotic feeding tube prototype. South China Morning Post — US scientists use Chinese humanoid robot to carry out keyhole surgery and remove organs. NDTV — Humanoid Robots "Surgie" Perform First-Ever Live Animal Surgeries. Mashable — Humanoid robots just removed a gallbladder in a live surgery