versius has completed more than 1,000 operations this year, rolling into several nhs hospitals, includingwe're only using because of covid. we wouldn't be able to get the other robot we use into this because it's just too tight. all these modules that you can see are much smaller, we can move them during the operations, you're only constrained by the number of units you can get round the table. but the robotic carts aren't just moved around the one room. ultimately, long—term, it will also enable us to use the same robot between theatres so you can get much more use out of one machine. in future, the devices could even be shared between completely different hospitals. because the units are so small, and they can be packed up, we could put them on a truck and bring robotic surgery closer to patients rather than have them necessarily travel so far just to one centre. that's notjust convenient, it could help relieve pressure on the nhs. increasing keyhole surgery in this way could help to reduce the risk from coronavirus, not only to patients but to medical staff too. that was paul carter. h

versius has completed more than once thousand operations this year, rolling into several nhs hospitalsoronavirus, not only to patients, but to medical staff too. that was paul. how amazing was that? i feel like everything this week has been super interesting! and there's even more great stuff waiting in the full—length version which is waiting for you right now on iplayer. as ever, throughout the week, you can find us on youtube, instagram, facebook, and twitter at bbc click. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. bye— bye. good morning welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: a message of unity. joe biden delivers his victory speech after winning the us presidential election, saying he wants to restore the soul of america. i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify. who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the united states. cheering at a drive—in party the president—elect was introduced to supporters by kamala harris — who will become the first female vice president. donald trump has again lashed out at the re