Robotic surgery has reached a new milestone after a robot successfully – and autonomously – performed gallbladder removal operations while listening and responding to voice commands. Just as a human trainee would be directed by a senior surgeon,

Researchers have developed an experimental AI-guided robot capable of autonomously performing a delicate and complex phase of a common gallbladder operation. This marks a significant advancement towards the automation of medical procedures.

The robot successfully removed eight gallbladders from eight different pig cadavers, without any instruction or intervention from humans.