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How the robotic revolution promises to make surgeons more efficient and help patients recover more quickly from surgeries

Do you remember that viral video of a surgical robot stitching a grape back together? That video was uploaded almost 10 years ago. Since then, the field of robotic surgery experienced massive growth in terms of technological capabilities, investments and the number of robots deployed worldwide.

These sophisticated medical machines promise to make surgeries less invasive, accelerate the recovery and healing process and enable patients to return to their normal lives more quickly. Surgeons are offered a new way of performing surgeries with robots that provide unprecedented access to the human body and tools that feel like extensions of their own hands. Hospitals can also benefit from increased patient turnaround and from the perception of being at the forefront of medical technology by having some of the most advanced medical devices available.

At least that’s what the advocates of surgical robots say.

In this article, we will take a deep dive into the world of robotic-assisted surgery, what difference the surgical robots promise to make and what the reality actually looks like.