Would You Trust Robots With Prostate Surgery?

Robots named McSleepy and DaVinci, I might add. I’m not sure I’d trust them with anything other than bed-making and music-playing, but one chap agreed to go under the knife in the world’s first robotic surgery.


May 18, 2008
Science

A River Runs Through It: Bladder Microphone Hears Your Prostate

Catheters suck, but they’re a necessary evil for men who want to know if they have benign prostatic hyperplasia (quickie Giz diagnosis: you’re cancer-free, but pee six times an hour). And in addition to excruciating tube-down-your-johnson pain, the catheter also carries with it the potential for infection. The process could be changing soon, however, thanks to researcher Tim Idzenga. Basically, the Dutchman will diagnose BPH by listening to your business with a microphone.