WHAT do you call a surgeon who operates without scalpels, stitching tools or a powerful headlamp to light the patient’s insides? A better doctor, according to a growing number of surgeons who prefer to hand over much of the blood-and-guts portion of their work to medical robots controlled from computer consoles. Many ...

In experiments across the country, robots are providing the human caring touch to patients who need more help than there are therapists and nurses: stroke victims, autistic children, and the elderly. ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a haptic feedback system for surgical robots, which lack subtle sensations. Their goal is to understand the forces of the robot interacting with the patient and to use motors on the master robot--control...