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O’Hara is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and smiling at the camera, as she holds the robotic hardware with both hands. The miniature robot is narrow, about the size of an adult’s forearm, with a gray handle, up and down arrow buttons, and two bent “arms” on its end. One of the arms has a metal spatula and the other a set of clippers.

Loral O’Hara holds the Robotic Surgery Tech Demo

iss070e097708 (Feb. 21, 2024) Robotic Surgery Tech Demo tested techniques for using a miniature robot remotely controlled from Earth to perform surgery in space. Here, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara holds the hardware. The investigation could help inform the design of robotic systems to provide medical care during future long-duration missions.

Image Credit: NASA
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TakenFebruary 21, 2024
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