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18Mar/19Off

Handheld robotics and virtual reality converge in the operating room

Osso VR, maker of a VR surgical training platform, is now prepping orthopedic surgeons to use a handheld robotic device to perform implant surgeries.

The robot is called the NAVIO surgical system, and if you're squeamish, this thing is frankly terrifying. It looks like a gun and it's used by surgeons to remove bone surface semi-autonomously during knee replacement. As illustrated in the embedded video, it strikes this medical layman like a handheld torture gun.

See the full story here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/handheld-robotics-and-virtual-reality-converge-in-the-operating-room/

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