UC San Diego Researchers Perform First Remote-Controlled Humanoid Robot Surgeries
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By אבישי לוי
First reported by Maariv · Jul 9, 2026
What happened
UC San Diego researchers have successfully performed the first live surgeries using remotely controlled humanoid robots on large animals, demonstrating a new, compact robotic system that could revolutionize surgical care, especially in remote or resource-poor settings. Despite early-stage challenges like latency and longer procedure times, the team envisions these robots assisting surgical teams and enabling operations in extreme environments.
- 01UCSD researchers performed first live surgeries using remotely controlled humanoid robots on large animals.
- 02Two experiments included robot-human collaboration and fully autonomous robot surgery.
- 03The compact robots weigh 27 kg, unlike traditional 800 kg surgical systems.
- 04System simplicity may enable surgeries in remote or resource-limited areas.
- 05Challenges include system calibration, longer surgery times, and latency issues.
- 06Future plans involve robots assisting surgical teams and enabling surgeries in extreme environments.
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