Over the last two decades, robotic surgery has become a mainstay in hospital systems
around the world. Leading this charge has been Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s da Vinci robotic …

Introduction The coming decade will see the emergence of many surgical robotic systems
that need to prove their cost‐effectiveness and clinical usability to gain the trust of robotic …

Robotic surgery has been embraced by many surgical specialties and is being incorporated
into an ever growing number of surgical procedures within those specialties. The outcomes …

Surgical robotic use has grown exponentially in spite of limited or uncertain benefits and
large costs. In certain situations, adoption of robotic technology provides value to patients …

The advent of robotic surgical systems had a significant impact on every surgical area,
especially urology, gynecology, and general and cardiac surgery. The aim of this article is to …

The industrial revolution demonstrated the capability of robotic systems to facilitate and
improve manufacturing. As a result, robotics extended to various other domains, including …

Purpose: To summarize the scientific published literature on new robotic surgical platforms
with potential use in the urological field, reviewing their evolution from presentation until the …

Purpose To evaluate the potential opportunities and possible competitiveness of Avatera
robotic system (ARS)(Avateramedical, Germany), and perform predictive cost-analysis for its …

Robot-assisted surgical systems (RASS) have revolutionised the management of many
urological conditions over the last two decades with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy …

The first surgical robot was approved for use in humans in 1994 (AESOP, Computer Motion,
Goleta, California). In 1997, the three-armed da Vinci robot (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale …