Peer-Reviewed Publication
Curr Opin Urol2020;30(1):48-54.January 1, 2020Journal Article

Artificial intelligence and robotic surgery: current perspective and future directions.

Mahendra Bhandari1, Trevor Zeffiro, Madhu Reddiboina
1Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Rediminds, Southfield, Michigan, USA.

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to draw a road-map to the use of artificial intelligence in an era of robotic surgery and highlight the challenges inherent to this process. RECENT FINDINGS: Conventional mechanical robots function by transmitting actions of the surgeon's hands to the surgical target through the tremor-filtered movements of surgical instruments. Similarly, the next iteration of…

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