Researchers have developed a robot capable of performing surgical procedures with the same skill as human doctors by training it using videos of surgeries.


The team from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities harnessed imitation learning, a technique that allowed the robot to learn from a vast archive of surgical videos, eliminating the need for programming each move. This approach marks a significant step towards autonomous robotic surgeries, potentially reducing medical errors and increasing precision in operations.

Revolutionary Robot Training

A robot has, for the first time, learned to perform surgery by watching videos of experienced surgeons, achieving a skill level comparable to human doctors.

This breakthrough in imitation learning for surgical robots means that robots no longer need to be programmed with each individual movement required in a medical procedure. Instead, they can learn by observing, bringing robotic surgery closer to full autonomy—where robots might one day carry out complex surgeries without human help.