Overview

• Elon Musk stated that robots will outperform good surgeons in a few years and the best surgeons within five years, emphasizing their growing precision and reliability.
• Neuralink's R1 robot, used in its PRIME human trial, implants brain-computer interface electrodes with micron-level accuracy, a task impossible for humans to achieve manually.
• Johns Hopkins' Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot demonstrated leak-free precision in stitching pig intestines, matching or exceeding human surgeon performance.
• Medtronic's Hugo robotic system achieved a 98% success rate in 137 real-world surgeries, including prostate, kidney, and bladder procedures, with low complication rates.
• Bill Gates also envisions robots with dexterous capabilities becoming routine in hospitals, signaling a transformative shift in healthcare delivery.