Forbes September 24, 2025
Imagine a world where surgeons are guided by AI to perform complex operations with the precision of world-class experts and where life-saving surgery reaches remote corners of the globe through robotic telepresence. This future is arriving faster than most realize, driven by the convergence of artificial intelligence and surgical robotics that promises to revolutionize how we think about healthcare delivery.
The transformation is already underway in operating theaters worldwide. Dr. Mark Slack, co-founder and chief medical officer of CMR Surgical, recently shared insights that illuminate just how dramatically AI is reshaping surgery. “If you’d asked me two years ago, do I think there could be autonomous surgery, my answer would be no. I don’t say that anymore,” Slack explained during...







