title: Robotics and surgery: a long-term relationship?
abstract: This article introduces robotic surgical systems by explaining the shortcomings of traditional laparoscopic surgery, and how these new systems have been developed to address them. This is followed by a descriptive section of robotic systems past and present and their use in different surgical specialities. Finally, we discuss advances that are planned for the development of current systems and the future role of robotics in surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology & Technology, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hance
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi