title: Evolution of robots throughout history from Hephaestus to Da Vinci Robot.
abstract: Da Vinci robot is increasingly used for operations adding the advantages of robots to the favor of medicine. This is a historical article with the aim to present the evolution of robots in the medical area from the time of ancient myths to Renaissance and finally to the current revolutionary applications. We endeavored to collect several elegant narratives on the topic. The use of imagination could help the reader to find similarities. A trip from the Greek myths of Hephaestus through Aristotle and Leonardo Da Vinci to the robots of Karel Capek and Isaac Asimov and finally the invention of the medical robots is presented.
authors: IASO, Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece.christosiavazzo@hotmail.com.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Iavazzo
authors: Xanthi-Ekaterini D
authors: XE
authors: Gkegke
authors: Paraskevi-Evangelia
authors: PE
authors: Iavazzo
authors: Ioannis D
authors: ID
authors: Gkegkes
mesh_terms: D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D012371:Robotics / Q000266:history*