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Medicine · October 2026Kudos level: Bravo

A Toronto Hospital Performed Canada's First Robotic-Assisted Hybrid Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation

St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto performed the robotic surgical stage of a hybrid ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation, a Canadian first. The first patient, who had lived with the condition for nearly three decades, recovered and returned home within days.

Source: Hospital News

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Researchers Hijacked a Surgical Robot Over the Network

Robots · May 2015 Gaffe level: Blunder

University of Washington researchers hijacked a teleoperated surgical robot over a standard network, overriding the surgeon's commands and triggering its emergency stop with a single bad packet.

Source: UW News

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