'It's completely different from the old fashioned operations we used to do,' a surgeon says.
By Mousumi Bakshi and Neve Gordon-FarleighRoyal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge is one of the first in the UK to use a Versius for lung and chest surgery.
The robot, which mimics human arm joints and has more wrist rotation, can make small, precise incisions while the surgeon controls it from a console.Adam Peryt said being able to see everything in 3D felt like you were inside the patient's chest He said: "It's lots of fun but it's mainly for the patients... all those complex cases will be done with the robotic assistance, so again, small incisions, better pain control comparing it to the open surgery, and better outcomes."
He said: "After years of operating on patients with your own technique you have to switch completely to something new.
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