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Surgical robotics and its development and progress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2010

Jian S Dai*
Affiliation:
Chair of Mechanisms and Robotics, King's College London, University of London, London, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Surgical robotics is the study and application of advanced robotic technology to diverse surgical procedures, particularly to minimally invasive surgery. The advanced robotic technology in minimally invasive surgery leads to momentous change in and generates a tremendous impact on surgery, resulting in less pain and scarring, reduced blood loss and transfusions, lower risk of complication, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery periods.

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