Voice-Controlled Robots Aid in Plastic Surgery.

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Voice-controlled robots provide significant improvements in some plastic surgical procedures, according to a study presented by Thomas P. Szymula von Richter, Ludwig Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen, Germany, to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. It examined the effectiveness of one- or two-armed voice-controlled robots in holding devices or clamping fixtures. It also investigated the effectiveness of three-armed voice-controlled robots, especially during manipulative reconstructive procedures that involved transplanting tissue containing blood vessels to another part of the body.

The research found that voice-controlled robotic arms were useful in eight of the nine different surgical procedures studied, including endoscopic brow and face-lift (facial...