Robots Do Surgery

Well... not really. But it sounds like something that would be exciting doesn't it? I think so, it would be all futuristic and they wouldn't even have to say things like "Nurse, suction" for one of two reasons. Either they communicate wirelessly and without sound, very ninja style. Or there is only one doctor with a whole bunch of arms that does everything it needs on its own. That would be neat, but I worry that if we had these octo-robots walking around in hospitals doing surgeries and whatnot they might suddenly decide they don't even need us, and kill us in surgery. How creepy would that be? You go in to get some wisdom teeth removed and something goes wrong and the robot is just like, "You know what, I think that one less human would be nice, this one may as well go." Not cool! What is the point of this rambling talk that vaguely discusses something real? I'm going to look at the surgery suite in a nearby hospital in, well, one minute ago.

I'm definitely imagining some fancy room, probably with blood splatters everywhere. Lots of glaring white lights. This room will also have little viewing windows like in "Grey's Anatomy,"
maybe some bored interns sitting in a window. Unfortunately for this thought St. Luke's isn't a teaching hospital, so the interns and viewing windows most likely will not be there. Darn. So my ride is here now, and I'll be back to fill you in on the "Robot Assisted Surgical Suite."