AI robot carries out autonomous surgery it learned from videos

A study published on July 9 in Science Robotics by scientists at Johns Hopkins University reported that their AI-driven robot has successfully removed a pig's gallbladder completely unassisted.

The AI-driven SRT-H responded in real-time to unexpected situations and verbal commands.

Trained on hours of surgical videos, the system mastered the 17-step procedure of a surgery, with 100 percent accuracy across eight trials.

Although slower than a human surgeon, it was even able to correct errors and adapt to changes.

Researchers aim to expand trials to human surgeries within the next decade.