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Tiny robot hands perform delicate stitches on single corn kernel (video)

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Aug 25, 2025
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Watch a robot perform a tiny, precise "surgery" on a single corn kernel. I'm not sure how I'd feel about a robot doing surgery on me, but this video makes the idea slightly less terrifying. This robot has impeccable sewing skills.

Here's the Sony Microsurgery Assistance Robot shown in the video. Its "hands" remind me of a tiny metal…

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