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News: <p><a href='http://www.unexpectech.com/robot-successfully-performs-keyhole-surgery-on-pigs-without-human-help-robots/'>Robot successfully performs keyhole surgery on pigs without human help</a> | Unexpectech (01:24)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">US researchers say a robot has successfully performed keyhole surgery on pigs all on its own – without the guiding hand of a human. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://ada.com/keyhole-surgery/'>Keyhole surgery</a>: a surgical method used to access the interior of the body through a small incision</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Furthermore, they add, the robot surgeon produced “significantly better” results than humans.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (Star) carried out laparoscopic surgery to connect two ends of an intestine in four pigs. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">The first time a robot had performed that type of surgery without human help.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Additionally, it excelled at the procedure, which requires a high level of precision and repetitive movements.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Even a slight hand tremor or misplaced stitch during the surgery can result in a leak that could result in a patient suffering fatal complications.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Axel Krieger, Mechanical Engineer at Johns Hopkins University, talked about the robot’s results: <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">“Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intricate and delicate tasks in surgery: the reconnection of two ends of an intestine … The Star performed the procedure in four animals and it produced significantly better results than humans performing the same procedure.”</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">According to the researchers, it is hard for robots to perform soft-tissue surgery because of how unpredictable it can be, forcing them to be able to adapt quickly to handle unexpected obstacles. </li> <li style="font-weight:4