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Last broadcast on Wed, 13 May 2009, 21:00 on BBC HD (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
In the first of this three-part series examining new medical frontiers, Professor Robert Winston looks at the cutting-edge surgical robots already operating and questions whether they are really providing patients with a useful service.
Professor Winston begins his journey as a very cynical observer - how could a robot ever take over that sacred, very human, relationship between a doctor and patient? The question is - how does he feel at the end of his journey?
The programme follows a tiny baby undergoing a robotic operation in Leeds and shows the extraordinary Neuroarm in action, a robot that allows surgeons to see inside a patient's brain - and feel it - without taking the skull off.
Broadcasts
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Thu 21 Aug 200821:00
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Sat 6 Sep 200801:15
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Sat 6 Sep 200801:45
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Wed 13 May 200921:00
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