Mar 09, 2026 13:01:00London doctor successfully performs prostate removal surgery using a remote robot in Gibraltar, 2,400 km awayProkar Dasgupta, a urologist at the London Clinic in central London, remotely controlled a robot in the operating room of St. Bernard's Hospital, the only hospital in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, to perform a successful prostatectomy on a 62-year-old patient. Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar | UK news | The GuardianPatient of landmark Gibraltar robotic surgery carried out remotely from London feels 'fantastic'St. Bernard's Hospital is the only general hospital in Gibraltar, and Gibraltar's robotic surgery program will officially begin in January 2026. Local surgeries have already been performed locally using a robotic surgical system, but this is the first time that a remote operation has been performed by a doctor in London. The surgery was performed using a 5G-enabled fiber optic backup, with a surgical team in Gibraltar on standby in case of an emergency, but Dasgupta successfully removed his prostate in an environment with a latency of 60 milliseconds. A second prostatectomy has already been performed on another patient using the same system.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2026 04:23 UTC