Cosmetic Surgery

Robot Surgeon Performs Hair Transplants, Less Pain for Baldies, Claims Maker

10:00PM May 15, 2008 | Addy Dugdale

A hair transplant performed by a robot could be less painful and give a more natural result, claims a US firm. Restoration Robotics has created an automaton that works in a similar way that other robot surgeons do when synchronising with the movements of a beating heart, and can bestow a full head of hair on a slaphead in around five hours. Restoration Robotics’ Frederic Moll, explains how his hair’bot works below.

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