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UC San Diego humanoid robot gallbladder trials

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Latest: UC San Diego researchers debut humanoid surgical robots on live pigs

In early July 2026 UC San Diego researchers began pre‑clinical testing of off‑the‑shelf Unitree G1 humanoid robots (“Surgie”) for laparoscopic gallbladder removal in live pigs. Initial studies demonstrated a compact head