Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips

Source: Robohub·2026-03-10 23:41Publish time unverified

By Anthony King Modern surgery has gone from long incisions to tiny cuts guided by robots and AI. In the process, however, surgeons have lost something vital: the chance to feel inside the body directly. Without palpation, it becomes harder to detect tissue abnormalities during an operation.