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Mini robots and remote surgery offer new solutions for medical emergencies in space [TechSpot]
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A compact, remotely-operated robotic surgeon was recently tested aboard the ISS, a space station orbiting our planet 250 miles above the ground with no ready access points for space ambulances or other forms of emergency medical attention. The spaceMIRA mini-robot was successfully controlled from Earth by real surgeons, though no…