title: [Robotic surgery: history and teaching impact].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this article is to review the history of robotic surgery, its impact on teaching as well as a description of historical and current robots used in the medical arena.
  
  
  METHODS
  Although the history of robots dates back to 2000 years or more, the last two decades have seen an outstanding revolution in medicine, due to all the changes that robotic surgery has made in the way of performing, teaching and practicing surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic surgery has evolved into a complete and self-contained field, with enormous potential for future development. The results to date have shown that this technology is capable of providing good outcomes and quality care for patients.
authors.affiliation: Global Robotics Institute, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, USA.
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schatloff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
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authors.initials: RF
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authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Salas
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authors.lastname: Davila
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authors.lastname: Cathelineau
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authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics / Q000266:history*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*