Robots · July 2022Gaffe level: Feral
Chess Robot Broke a Seven-Year-Old's Finger
A chess-playing robot arm at the Moscow Open grabbed and fractured the finger of a seven-year-old opponent who moved a fraction too quickly. The kid finished the tournament in a cast, the robot kept playing.
Source: PC Gamer
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