Doctor creates robotic "nurse" for OR use

Nurses, look out. Motorcycle-riding Dr. Michael Treat is gunning for you. The New York surgeon has created a prototype robot he calls Penelope, which he envisions serving as a "robotic scrub nurse." Treat says the robot,
developed with a grant from the National Science Foundation, should be able to do "everything a nurse can." Well, not everything. Treat envisions the bot, which is basically a large robotic arm with visual and tactile sensors, handing surgeons their tools in the operating room — not tucking patients in or fielding questions from family members.