Trends, challenges behind robotic surgery

While surgical robot disruption is sure to take the world by storm, we can expect some resistance. However, because of increasing patient populations and lack of equity access to internet and connectivity devices, it seems plausible that robotic engineers are quickly answering two of the most serious of global needs: telepresence in remote areas and a way to service vulnerable and ESL patient populations. Robotics systems as an answer is a clear winner in this regard. Mitigating the more serious concerns associated with RAS hacking and the potential for remote sabotage will no doubt become a pain point for device development teams to address as more of the systems get deployed into mainstream clinical operation.