How a Robot Made Medical History in Sacramento 30 Years Ago

How a Robot Made Medical History in Sacramento 30 Years Ago

In a worldwide medical first in 1992, “a 7-foot robot called ROBODOC with nerves of steel and hands more steady than a human surgeon” assisted doctors in Sacramento, Calif., in replacing a man’s hip with an artificial joint, news service United Press International...
How a Wrestling Dummy Helped Boy Name New Surgical Robot

How a Wrestling Dummy Helped Boy Name New Surgical Robot

William Bramhill, 11, likes to wrestle and named his practice wrestling dummy T.O.D. “T.O.D. means ‘The Other Dude,’ like, ‘You should have seen The Other Dude,’ “ he explains. So, when Sutter Surgical Hospital in Yuba City held a contest at schools throughout the...