ROBODOC

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
November 15, 2016
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Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired a 1989 prototype of ROBODOC, a groundbreaking orthopedic surgical device created for hip and knee replacement surgeries. THINK Surgical Inc. of Fremont, Calif., also donated approximately 6 cubic feet of archival material. 

Photo courtesy Smithsonian's National Museum of American History