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Operating on Pig 5,780 Miles Away with a PlayStation Controller

Operating on Pig 5,780 Miles Away with a PlayStation Controller

Remote Surgery Breakthrough: Surgeons Perform Operation from 5,780 Miles Away

In a groundbreaking medical advancement, doctors in Switzerland successfully performed a remote surgery on a pig in Hong Kong, 5,780 miles away. Using a PlayStation 3 Move controller, surgeons navigated a robotic system to perform an endoscopy and biopsy, proving the potential for remote human surgeries.

This technology could revolutionize healthcare, allowing doctors to perform surgeries in remote areas or even space. The success of this procedure marks an exciting leap forward in telemedicine, with the potential to bring life-saving surgeries to places where specialized medical care is scarce.

Learn more about this exciting breakthrough and its implications for the future of telemedicine.

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