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Undergrad-built Robots Play "Operation"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you're-the-doctor-having-so-much-fun dept.

jnakane writes "UBC Engineering Physics students pit prototype operation robots against each other for prizes and bragging rights in the 7th Annual Robot Competition. Offering solutions to handle delicate body parts on a 6-foot long version of the playing surface resembling the board game "Operation" (including the "shock" buzzer), the second-year students designed and built autonomous surgical robots to remove body organs reliably and quickly (well, most of the time). You can also see video footage."

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  1. So? by Sunburnt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows the game is only fun when played as "strip Operation" with a group of drunk college students. Who the hell wants to see robots naked?

    (...he says, kicking a nearby Sorayama book under the couch.)

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  2. Figures... by moehoward · · Score: 4, Funny


    A bunch of geeks build a robot to "play doctor" instead of doing it themselves. When will it end?

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