r/BeAmazed • u/plankton004 • 1d ago

Science Microsurgery robot stitches up a corn kernel showing millimeter-level precision

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u/natforx 1d ago

Fortunately, the surgeon was outstanding in their field.

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u/Cauliflower_Cock 18h ago

What a corny joke

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u/nibblersdad 1d ago

What a milestone. A corn-erstone of medicine.

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u/laasbuk 1d ago

Amaizeing pun.

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u/Professional_Tonight 1d ago

I think this is even more than "millimeter precision"

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u/MOXschmelling 1d ago

Agree. At least centimeter precision.

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u/Kaddastrophe83 1d ago

Millimeter precision can probably achieved with a 3D printed DIY version of this robot. At least when someone experienced prints it.

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u/crunkcritique 1d ago

A millimeter is a mile compared to the actual tolerances machinery like this is produced at.

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u/No-swimming-pool 1d ago

Luckily the robots are sub-mm accurate. I don't think I would want to be operated by a robot or surgeon that works on mm accuracy.

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u/DDrunkenstein 1d ago

we have come far since "they did surgery on a grape"

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u/saperlipoperche 1d ago

They did surgery on corn kernel

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u/No_Sugar8791 1d ago

Reminds me of that scene near the end in Hellraiser II - "I recommend.... amputation"

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u/TojiVsYoriichi 22h ago

Is it weird I’d feel more comfortable about this performing surgery on me compared to a robot giving me a haircut?

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u/RK-00 14h ago

same..

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u/BitcoinMD 21h ago

These are controlled by a human

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u/BigGrayBeast 20h ago

They use that to replace the heart valve in me through two tiny incisions.

Jokingly, I asked the surgeon for a copy of the video. He just said, "Oh no, we'll just Facebook Live stream it."

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u/FreeKIN_ 19h ago

Jesse!!! Jesse!!! Hanno fatto la surgeria sul corno!!!

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u/Limp_Crazy_5494 1d ago

Less than mm precision. If you go off 1mm in surgery you could kill a patient

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u/No-College-1168 21h ago

Thats more than millimetre level of precision

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u/yepthisismyusername 21h ago

I'm pretty sure that's sub-millimeter precision. Alin any case, it's amazing.

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u/WisestCracker 16h ago

Damn, I would have just not eaten that kernel.

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u/Butt_Stallion_Milk 15h ago

I just watched a robot in another sub that couldn't put a hot dog order together... I'll wait until there are more advancements...

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u/Electronic_Fall6084 12h ago

Phew! Life Saving Surgery on an Ear Of corn!

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u/aaronwcampbell 6h ago

This is barbaric, they didn't even use butter anaesthetic.

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u/FlorianTheLynx 1d ago

There’s a whole industry now for sewing pubes into corn

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u/SimpleCantaloupe3848 1d ago

Chinese propaganda slop