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Alaa Eldin Abdelaal | Human Skill Augmentation in Robot-Assisted Surgery

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Date
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM PST/PDT
Location
353 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305 | Room 119
Topics
Healthcare
Automation
Robotics
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