Since leaving his job, Yao has immersed himself in mechanical design, programming, and robotics — all self-taught through library books.

The LVL1 Hackerspace in Louisville hosted a hackathon for useless and impractical devices a couple of years ago and this makeshift Duh-Vinci Surgical Robot was one of the “successful” results.

This, Moran told me is also contingent on keeping your hand still, but Nimble's AI algorithm means the robot arm is able to account for small movements and recalibrate accordingly. For $599 ...