Is There Growth Left for Surgical Robots?
Nanalyze October 31, 2023
No matter how good artificial intelligence becomes, no airline company will ever fly without a human on board who gives the appearance of being in charge. eVTOLs might be the exception here, but a plane carrying 250 passengers will have someone in a suit with a dapper looking cap making sure everything is kosher. The same holds true for surgeries. Even if a robot can do a surgery on its own, you can be sure a human will always be looking over its metallic shoulder to make sure nothing goes pear shaped. “Click yes to snip,” or “are you sure you want to cut that artery?” are the prompts tomorrow’s surgeons will become accustomed to. And the robots asking those...