New robot for skull base surgery is very accurate and alleviates surgeon's workload

(Eindhoven University of Technology) Drilling out a hole in the skull base has to be done with great precision and often takes many hours, which requires the maximum from a surgeon. Researchers of Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a surgery robot to take over this task, with sub-millimeter precision. The robot is expected to perform its first surgery within five years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news