Cutting-edge breakthroughs drive medical innovation

CHONGQING — From a console in Shanghai, French surgeon Youness Ahallal guides robotic arms in Morocco with real-time precision, delicately removing a patient's tumor.

Despite the staggering 12,000-kilometer distance between them, China's domestically developed Toumai surgical robot bridged the geographical divide to make transcontinental surgery a reality.

"With telecommunication techniques, Toumai Robot allows real-time, high-definition imaging and precise control of the robotic arms from a long distance," said Liu Yu, executive vice-president of Shanghai Microport Medbot (Group) Co, developer of the robot.