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Also, doesn't the robot approach enable off-site doctors to perform the procedure?


No. None of the current systems enable that, since a surgeon needs to be ready to take over if the system becomes unavailable due to some failure.


Indeed! From what I know of prior research, the latency issues with regards to remote control of these robotic systems was unlikely to ever reach clinical use but has been explored to a small degree.




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