Robotic Surgery TAMPA (WUSF) - It's called the da Vinci surgical system, and is being used in about 50 hospitals around the country. Now, USF has unveiled a new surgery training center, with the aim of to help doctors from around the country master the art of remote surgery.

Cheryl Jordan is a doctor of family medicine in Stuart, and underwent a hysterectomy through robotic surgery. That was 16 days ago. Sunday night, she walked three miles. Her husband, Steven Jordan, does arthroscopic surgery. He demonstrated the Da Vinci system by peeling a grape - remotely.

"With the precision of the machine, it's a more precise movement," he says. "Every little micro-millmeter is much more precise than the human hand could do. Whereas the machine is very precise - we're just moving our fingers, and we're accomplishing this grape peeling. We've never done this before."

Doctors says operating with robots offers less pain, is less invasive, and can dramatically shorten recovery times. © Copyright 2012, WUSF