Science has taken a step closer to automated surgery after self - guiding robot removes a pig ’s bowel . The Smart robotic Autonomous Robot or STAR robot can be preprogrammed for length and number of stitches and functions by “ reading ” clinical markers in the brain . Surgeons hope this could be the first step to reducing clinical errors and saving more patients , though opponents claim it is impossible to trust a machine . “ This research suggests autonomous robots can do quite complex tasks competently ” , said Dr surgeon Kim of the Children 's National Medical Center in Washington .
Science has taken a step closer to automated surgery after self-guiding robot repaired a pig’s bowel. The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot or STAR robot can be preprogrammed for length and number of stitches and functions by “reading” fluorescent markers in the tissue. Surgeons hope this could be the first step to reducing clinical errors and saving more lives, though opponents claim it is impossible to trust a machine. “This study suggests autonomous robots can do quite complex processes competently”, said Dr Peter Kim of the Children's National Medical Center in Washington.