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Robots will perform surgery
Update · October 2026
Robot-assisted surgery is routine; autonomous procedures have been demonstrated in research.
Our original analysis (2021)
Surgeons already use robots for some procedures. New control mechanisms, propulsion, imaging and sensing will give robots better ability to perform complicated procedures. Patients will have better outcomes because they and their doctors will have access to more information with less invasive methods. They will be able to get closer to areas of interest and gather data internally rather than externally.