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Samsung Seoul Hospital develops AI humanoid robots to assist in surgery
Samsung Seoul Hospital in South Korea is developing humanoid robots to assist in surgery.
The hospital is a major medical institution known for advanced care.
Generative AI helps the robots predict what is needed and act.
When a surgeon gives an instruction, such as asking for a scalpel or for an endoscope to be moved, a robot can respond within two seconds.
The robots can pass instruments, collect them after use and return them to their places.
Another robot can hold an endoscope while pulling tissue.
The hospital is working to bring the technology into practical use, though no timeline is given.
Samsung Seoul Hospital in South Korea is developing humanoid robots to assist in surgery.
The robots use generative artificial intelligence to predict situations and take appropriate actions.
A robot can respond to a surgeon’s spoken command and move its hands within two seconds.
The robots can pass surgical instruments, collect them after use and return them to their original positions.
Another robot can hold an endoscope and pull tissue.
- Who
- Samsung Seoul Hospital is developing the robots.
- What
- It is developing humanoid robots to assist in surgery.
- When
- The article text is dated October 27, 2026; Nikkei lists publication as October 26, 2026 UTC.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- To use humanoid robots as assistants in surgery.
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- Hospital
- Samsung Seoul Hospital
- Country
- South Korea
- Command response
- Within two seconds
- Robots’ tasks
- Pass and retrieve instruments; hold an endoscope and pull tissue
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Take the scalpel
A little more to the right with the endoscope