According to the Associated Press, a surgical robot named da Vinci is under scrutiny for assorted problems and deaths, including "hit[ting] a patient in the face during a hysterectomy" and not "let[ting] go of tissue grasped during colorectal surgery".
Here's some pics of that li'l scamp.
Wow. There is NOTHING about "Dr. Stab-bot, M.D." there that isn't terrifying.
Thankfully, I have job security for a bit longer than those surgeons. It'll be some time before the Psychobot 2000.
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