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Robotics Technology is making a huge impact on the field of medicine. Robots are being used in various ways to improve patient care, from performing surgeries to assisting with rehabilitation.

With advances in contemporary robotics in surgery, they are capable of assisting minimally invasive procedures with enhanced precision, improved visualisation, hand tremor elimination, micromovement capabilities and reduced tissue disruption. All these advancements have led to faster recovery and fewer complications in patients.

The advances in haptic response are going to play a major role in restoring tactile feedback and help eliminating tissue injuries (due to excessive force). The current advanced robotic systems are equipped with highly dextrous and miniaturised instruments, which shows promising hope for invention of more compact and light instruments. The advances in virtualisation, AI and Machine learning models are going to play a crucial role in imaging, identifying small structures and helping in decision making during the surgery.

From the experience of my surgery posting, I observed it can be tiring to perform a procedure on feet for longer durations. This can be tackled with robotics with comfortable ergonomic setup. Though they are capable enough in assisting minor procedures, current robotics technology has its limitations in terms of instrument dexterity, tactile feedback, huge set-up, and expensive.

Nevertheless, with future advancements such as AI-driven automation, nanorobots, microscopic incision surgeries, semi-automated telerobotic systems, and the impact of 5G connectivity on remote surgery, the growth curve of robotic surgery points to innovation and stands as a testament to the persistent pursuit of progress in healthcare.