WHILE THE THOUGHT OF ROBOTIC SURGERY WAS A FAR-FETCHED IDEA TWO-THREE DECADES AGO, TODAY WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF MEDICAL ROBOTIC RACE ACROSS ALL POSSIBLE CLINICAL DOMAINS. WITHOUT A SHADE OF DOUBT, THE RACE WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN MUCH BETTER TOOLS FOR SURGEONS, FAR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THE PATIENTS. EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOWEVER, IT WILL RESULT IN THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT IS A VEHICLE FOR DECADES OF IMPROVEMENTS AHEAD OF US, FROM MEDICAL EDUCATION TO SURGICAL EXECUTION, ENABLING COMPRESSED TIME-TO-EXCELLENCE FOR NEW SURGEONS. WE ARE IN THE STAGE WHERE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT OF SURGICAL ROBOT IS STILL BEING OPTIMIZED, HOWEVER THE TRUE DIFFERENTIATORS ARE IN THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE BEHIND THE SURGICAL ROBOT: IMAGING, VISUALIZATION, SAFE RESECTION, CONFIRMATION COMPLETION OF PARTICULAR SURGICAL STEP, SMART 3D SURGICAL PLANNING, REAL-TIME NAVIGATION AND TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION AND TRACKING, PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, AI-BASED DIAGNOSTICS AND OUTCOME-DRIVEN SURGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, TO NAME A FEW. ADDITIONALLY, THE WELL UNDERSTOOD AND CLEAR REGULATORY GUIDELINES FOR BOTH SEMI-AUTONOMOUS AND AUTONOMOUS SURGICAL ROBOTICS ARE SET TO UNLEASH THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN THIS FIELD.

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Dr. EMIR OSMANAGIC
CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMIT
DIRECTOR  ADVANCED IMAGING AND VISUALIZATION – DIGITAL SURGERY
ETHICON / JOHNSON&JOHNSON