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World's first robot surgeon proves a smooth operator: surgeons at John Hopkins and other hospitals are performing operations with robots that never flinch or fatigue - and don't require years of training.

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins and other hospitals are performing operations with robots that never flinch or fatique - and don't require years of training.

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has a new surgical assistant. This name is AESOP, short for Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning.

The world's first robot in the operating room is just an arm - an electronic limb that manipulates instruments (in particular, miniature cameras used during surgery) usually controlled by a human. But unlike a human, AESOP never bumps into anyone, never drops the instruments and is rock steady. No matter how long the operation, AESOP never tires or suffers from stress.

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