New Robotic Drill Performs Skull Surgery 50 Times Faster


Researchers from the University of Utah have created an automated machine that can perform complex cranial surgery 50 times faster than standard procedures. A surgery to remove noncancerous tumors in patients with substantial hearing loss would normally take two hours with a hand drill. The same surgery would take two and a half minutes with the robotic drill. The drill's speed reduces the amount of time a wound is open and a patient is under anesthesia. This decreases costs, the chance of infection, and human error. I think this is a great invention. My main worry was eased by the fact that a surgeon would stand by during the surgery and can turn off the drill at any time.

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