Robot technology has arisen in a Rockhampton hospital to assist surgeons with medical procedures such as knee and hip replacements.
Today will mark the first use of the $2 million dollar robot on two patients, for a complete knee and hip replacement.
The Hillcrest Private Hospital chief executive Fiona Hebbard states the new technology will allow regional patients the ability to be treated in their hometowns, instead of travelling so far out for medical attention.