Brain surgery could be cut to 2 MINUTES thanks to drill

A robotic drill could be the future of surgery and could help cut the time of a routine brain operation from two hours - to two-and-a-half minutes. Developers believe the computer-driven gadget, which works like'Google Maps', could play a pivotal role in future surgical procedures. It can make one type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster than standard procedures, researchers say. They claim the drill produces fast, clean and safe cuts, reducing the time the wound is open and the patient is anaesthetised. This decreases the chances of infection, human error and surgical cost.