In a groundbreaking medical feat, Professor Zhang Xu made history by performing the world's first remote robotic surgery from Rome all the way to Beijing—over 8,000 kilometers apart! 🌍✈️
During a live conference in Italy, Prof. Zhang, the director of the Urology Department at the Third Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital, remotely guided robotic arms to delicately remove a lesion from a prostate cancer patient's prostate back in Beijing. Talk about next-level telecommuting! 🩺🤖
\"The biggest problem with a remote surgery is communication—whether there is any delay,\" Prof. Zhang explained. \"During today's surgery, there was almost no delay, and it was almost the same as an on-site surgery.\" 🎯
The latency between Rome and Beijing was only 135 milliseconds—lightning-fast considering the distance and well below the 200 milliseconds standard suggested by medical studies for telesurgery. ⚡
The surgical team in Beijing, including a backup surgeon, closely monitored the operation at the Third Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital. The chairman of the conference, Vito Pansadoro, hailed the achievement as a historical moment: \"The fact that he was able to do it in Rome makes us very, very happy.\" 🎉
Following this success, the team plans to explore using this cutting-edge technology for military medical applications. The future of remote surgery is here, connecting the world in ways we've only dreamed of! 🌐💫
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Chinese team perform world-first robotic surgery from Rome in Beijing
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