The Langone Health Medical Center at New York University (NYU) in the US performed the world’s first-ever fully robotic double lung transplant surgery on October 22. Following the successful operation, in which small incisions were made between the patient’s ribs and both lungs were removed using a robotic system, 57-year-old COPD patient Cheryl Mehrkar has regained her health and will soon be discharged from the hospital.