title: Robotics in reproductive medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the history, development, current applications, and future of robotic technology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The MEDLINE database was reviewed for all publications on robotic technology in medicine, surgery, reproductive endocrinology, its role in surgical education, and telepresence surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  University medical center.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic-assisted surgery is an emerging technology, which provides an alternative to traditional surgical techniques in reproductive medicine and may have a role in surgical education and telepresence surgery.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors: Sejal P
authors: SP
authors: Dharia
authors: Tommaso
authors: T
authors: Falcone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends