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STAR robot surgeon

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About 45 million people get soft tissue surgeries in the US every year. Many of them end up with complications, sometimes because their surgeon made a mistake. But what if a robot performed the surgery?

Produced by Matt Stuart. Original reporting by Rebecca Harrington. Video courtesy of Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation.

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