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First 5G Remote Surgery Completed In China (ubergizmo.com)
According to local reports, the world's first remote surgery equipment using 5G networks was successfully tested in China. "The test involved a doctor in the southeastern province of Fujian removing the liver of a laboratory test animal at a remote location," reports Ubergizmo. "The doctor performed the surgery by controlling robotic surgical arms over a 5G connection." From the report: The lag time was said to be only 0.1 seconds between the control device of the doctor and the robot in the surgical room. The researchers said that this high speed can reduce the risk of potentially deadly medical mistakes. They hope that 5G enabled remote surgery will soon become reliable enough that it can be used safely on humans as well. This could end up saving countless lives as skilled surgeons will be able to operate on patients in remote locations in a safe manner. The South China Morning Post published a video that shows the doctor performing the surgery.
Because publicity.
Large portions of the gadget tech industry are masturbating furiously in public over "5G" in the vain hopes that it'll be a thing that will pick smartphone sales and etc. back up. Of course this surgery could've just bee done with a wired connection over wifi. It's not like 100ms ping is great or anything. But any chance to splooge "5G" all over public faces will be taken.
Only in China would anyone even dream of doing something this idiotic.
Animal testing before human testing?
Remote surgery which has been something that has been explored globally for 20+ years?
Using wireless for situations where wires aren't available?
Testing wireless before rolling it out?
Help me here, I'm struggling how conducting a technology PoC is so incredibly "idiotic".