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Robot surgeon first for hospital
A robot "surgeon" has removed a cancer patient's prostate for the first time at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.
Da Vinci, the £2m robot, is operated remotely by a surgeon a few feet away who manipulates the cutting blades via a high definition microscope.
Da Vinci's hands can get into smaller spaces than human hands, reducing complications and speeding up recovery times.
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