Surgery on beating heart thanks to robotic helping hand

Friday, December 11, 2009 - 08:49 in Mathematics & Economics

If you've been waiting for the day to arrive when computers actually start performing surgery, that moment might soon be upon us. A French team has developed a computerized 3D model that allows surgeons to use robotics to operate on a beating heart, according to a report in The International Journal of Robotics Research.

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