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Apr. 05, 2011

Robot Origami

by Leslie Taylor

Video by swedishseattle

Watch as a da Vinci surgical robot folds a very tiny paper airplane. The robot -- manipulated here by Dr. James Porter, medical director of robotic surgery at Swedish -- enhances surgeons' precision and is often used for minimally invasive urological, gynecological and thoracic surgeries.

via Gizmodo

About Leslie Taylor

Leslie is Science Friday’s Web editor. She has a background in oceanography and is passionate about getting non-scientists and young people to realize how cool science can be.

The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Science Friday.

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