Awareness about the advantages of robotic surgery is on the rise across the globe. In India, over the years, the concept of robotic surgery has evolved and in the last few years there is increased traction and the Robotic Surgery technique has found itself a regular use case in many of the Corporate Hospitals and major medical institutions. The ultimate aim of Robotic surgery is to achieve minimally invasive surgery and the world’s most advanced surgical robot is the Da Vinci Robot which comprises of miniaturized surgical instruments that are mounted on three separate robotic arms. This gives the surgeon maximum range when it comes to motion or precision. There is also a fourth arm which contains a magnified hi-def 3-D camera that can guide the surgeon throughout the procedure. A large number of robot-assisted surgeries are being performed for urological and gynaecological purposes. Of late, it is even used in general surgery, cardiovascular, oncology and event for transplants.
In Robotic Surgeries, there is less trauma and scarring on the body which allows faster recovery time for the patients. **Robotic Surgery is a platform which is made up of 2 components.
- The Surgical Robot
- Accessories
- The surgeon can have direct control of the ultrasound probe.
- Real-time images can be captured from every angle with full robotic articulation.
- There is a greater accuracy in ensuring the identification of the entire tumor surface.
- The robotic grasping instruments have seamless integration.
- The surgeon can simultaneously view real-time ultrasound images as a picture-on-picture display.
- The probe can be accessed from multiple ports.
- There is increased flexibility which allows the surgeon to grasp or release the probe as and when needed.

