Overview
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) research collaboration between Jacobs School of Engineering and Department of Surgery produced the first in vivo humanoid robot surgery study published in nature (July 2026).
Recent Developments
- 2026-07-08: surgie humanoid robots performed gallbladder removal and dual-robot laparoscopic procedures on non-primate mammals (2026-07-09-ucsd-humanoid-surgery-nature-official)
- Senior authors: Michael Yip (ECE), Shanglei Liu (Surgery)
- DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10796-x