Article intro - The future of microrobotic surgery
Sungyun Yang, Michael S. Strano et al published in Science Advances: Toward autonomous robotic-assisted and microrobotic surgery : Abstract: Autonomous robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has emerged as a promising objective in biomedical technology, fur- ther enhanced by miniaturization toward microrobotic-assisted surgery (μ-RAS). This reduction in scale promises minimally invasive, partially or fully automated surgical procedures, with the potential to reduce patient recovery times, lower medical costs, and enable previously unavailable procedural options. This perspective highlights the specific advances in RAS that potentially map to the microscale (μ-RAS), organized across five surgical domains: endovascular, endoluminal, laparoscopic, ophthalmic, and orthopedic. We examine both clinical demands and technological advances in surgical robotics and identify the key innovations required for progress across these surgical fields. Our contribution is distinct in combining t...
