Here’s a scene from the not-too-distant future. In a bright, high-tech operating room, a sleek robotic arm stands poised next to the operating table. The autonomous robot won’t operate ...

Ultimately, as humanoid robots in industry build stronger AI foundation models, becoming more skilled at many tasks, and so too will humanoid robots participating in surgery in the operating room.

Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.