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Glasgow children's hospital paediatric surgical robot
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First UK child has kidney surgery with Versius robot at Southampton
In 2024 a seven-year-old boy at Southampton Children's Hospital became the first child in the UK to have kidney surgery using the Versius robot.
Glasgow children's hospital gets world's first robot just for kids' surgery
The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow is the first in the world to own a surgical robot used only for young patients, thanks to a £1.5m donation.