Meet the da Vinci Xi robot, straight out of a sci-fi film. The state-of-the-art surgical machine, the first of its kind in Wellington, will lend an arm or four to surgery undertaken at Wakefield Hospital. SUPPLIED/ACURITY HEALTH Wellington's Wakefield Hospital is bringing in a new robot - the da Vinci Xi - to help with surgery. Intuitive/www.intuitive.com/en-us Wellington will soon be receiving its first da Vinci Xi, a state-of-the-art surgical robot at Wakefield Hospital. Wakefield Hospital is the fifth hospital in New Zealand to purchase a da Vinci machine.

Source: Stuff December 19, 2019 03:00 UTC