Remote surgery performed on a pig 9,000 km away using a game controller
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Doctors have successfully operated on a pig – from 9,300 km (5,780 miles) away. Using a video game controller, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopy on a pig in Hong Kong, paving the way for remote procedures in humans in areas where local expertise isn’t available.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-09-09 12:41:54+00:00.

Original Title: Doctors have successfully operated on a pig – from 5,780 miles away | Using a video game controller, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopy on a pig in Hong Kong, paving the way for remote procedures in humans in areas where local expertise isn’t available.