An apparatus and method are provided for the reduction of bone fractures. The apparatus includes an x-ray imaging system which compares the fractured bone with an unfractured bone, a robot controller which controls a robot hand so as to move the fractured bone in response to a command from a physician,...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5546942?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5546942 - Orthopedic robot and method for reduction of long-bone fractures