Virtual Incision opens new frontier for robotic surgery with space station mission

Virtual Incision is set to send a miniaturized robot-assisted surgery platform into space in 2024 to evaluate its ability to perform activities such as cutting simulated tissue and manipulating small objects.
Using a grant from NASA, the company will perform a technology demonstration mission on the International Space Station (ISS). The robot, MIRA, will perform its tasks inside an experiment locker the size of a microwave oven.