Canadian robot does better brain surgery

added Tue Apr 17 21:19 2007 ET from USA Today

The neuroArm is controlled from a cockpit-like room, where the surgeon grasps handles that let him feel pressure and texture, preventing blood vessels and other tissue from being squeezed too hard during operations.

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