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>> reporter: it took six years for the neuroarm to come to life. this is the second generation robot that dr. sutherland hopes will soon be in hospitals around north america and the world. >> so this is a descendant of the original robot and it has two arms. and the two arms are like surgeons. they multi-articulate and they are quite precise at the tool tip. and this robot can perform microsurgery. >> reporter: the neuroarm is built to increase safety and accuracy. no matter how good a surgeon is, the human hand has a natural tremor. the robot filters out the tremor for a perfectly steady tool. the precision needed for space was a good match for surgery. in the brain, every tiny millimeter counts. by reducing the risk, dr. sutherland and neuroarm can operate on patients he might
months for further monitoring and therapy. his transplant could not have been accomplished without a highly collaborative team of physicians and professionals. and i'm delighted to introduce some of them who are with us today, and please stand up. dr. brendahur, the scientific direct to you are are of our vascular transplantation program. dr. jamie shores, the clinical director of our hand transplant program. dr. james higgins, chief of the curtis national hand center. and dr. patrick bacil, director of micro surgery at walter reed national military medical center. please sit down. also in the room today, and please again, stand up,