Surgical robot (da Vinci)
Robot quirúrgico (da Vinci)
- Date
- 2000 · confidence high
- Place
- Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, California, United States; origins at SRI International
- Credited to
- Intuitive Surgical (Frederic Moll, Robert Younge); SRI and DARPA research; approved by the FDA in 2000
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
System in which the surgeon operates robotic arms with 3D vision and scaled, tremor-free movements from a console. It is the world's most widely used surgical robot.
What it led to
- Robotic prostatectomy and pelvic surgery as the standard
- Telesurgery and AI-assisted surgery
- The debate over the cost and benefit of medical technology
Built on
Made possible
- telesurgery
- experimental autonomous surgery