"Acrobot" capable of delicate knee surgery CMAJ 1997;156:1690 London Press Services British scientists have developed a robot that can help surgeons perform delicate knee operations quickly and safely. The "Acrobot" can be programmed to cut within a precisely defined area that corresponds to a scan of the patient's knee taken before the operation. It is linked to a rotating cutter that the surgeon uses to excavate the area; the cutter only works within predetermined limits, preventing damage to healthy tissue. The robotic knee surgeon was invented at London's Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, which also developed the world's first robot for prostate surgery, now on trial at Guy's Hospital in London. Send a letter to the editor responding to this article Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cet article | CMAJ June 15, 1997 (vol 156, no 12) / JAMC le 15 juin 1997 (vol 156, no 12) |