However, surgical applications — which demand multimodal reasoning, real-time human interaction, and physical situational awareness — remain underrepresented in standard medical AI evaluation suites.

Up to 5% of people who have surgery can develop an infection — which can prolong healing and lead to dangerous complications, studies have shown. Additionally, chronic wounds affect around 6.5 million ...

Northwood Technical College is celebrating the completion of its first surgical technology apprenticeship cohort, the first program of its kind in Wisconsin, marking a major milestone for the college, ...

During the study, investigators completed all procedures robotically on OTTAVA without conversion to a non-robotic approach.

Performed by a multidisciplinary team at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL, the case represents the study's inaugural procedure and first patient enrollment – a participant with moderate Alzheimer’s ...

The group is the first cohort of the health system’s Surgical Technologist Registered Apprenticeship Program. The new earn‑while‑you‑learn pathway underscores UVM Health’s commitment to collaborative, ...

The medtech giant hopes to bolster its position in the growing surgical robotics market, which is currently dominated by ...

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., was recently appointed to serve as a standing member on the National Institutes of Health’s Bioengineering, ...