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Technology & Future ·Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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Would you trust a robot to perform surgery on you if the success rate was higher than human surgeons?

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12181090
46%
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“I would trust it but I would want a human surgeon present and able to intervene at any point”

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I would trust it but I would want a human surgeon present and able to intervene at any point
46%
Yes, but only for routine procedures — complex surgery still feels like it needs human judgment
31%
Yes — if the data shows better outcomes, emotion has no place in that decision
15%
No — I understand the logic but I could not overcome the psychological barrier in practice
8%
No — higher success rates don't account for everything that can go wrong in an unpredictable situation
0%

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Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia50%🇳🇱Netherlands100%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇹🇷Turkey100%🇷🇺Russia100%

Croatia is most divided — 50% “I would trust it but I would want a human surgeon present and able to intervene at any point” vs 33% “Yes, but only for routine procedures — complex surgery still feels like it needs human judgment”.

Age

100%
100%
60%
20%
50%

35–44 is most divided — 60% “I would trust it but I would want a human surgeon present and able to intervene at any point” vs 20% “Yes, but only for routine procedures — complex surgery still feels like it needs human judgment”.

Gender

67%
33%
50%
33%
17%

Man is most divided — 50% “I would trust it but I would want a human surgeon present and able to intervene at any point” vs 33% “Yes — if the data shows better outcomes, emotion has no place in that decision”.

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