Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision co-founder Shane Farritor watches as Dr. Michael
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February 10, 2024
Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision co-founder Shane Farritor watches as Dr. Michael Jobst, a colorectal surgery specialist in Lincoln, makes the first surgical robotic cut on the International Space Station. Using controls at the Virtual Incision offices in Lincoln, surgeons cut rubber bands — mimicking surgery inside a payload box on the International Space Station. February 10, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.