Robotic surgery is very exciting. Keep in mind that lots of the potential is in tele-operation - meaning robots will help get expert care to far out places. Wo

Robotic surgery is very exciting. Keep in mind that lots of the potential is in tele-operation - meaning robots will help get expert care to far out places. Working with tissues is very hard though. That kind of dexterity is very advanced. A general purpose robot surgeon won't be out for at least a decade.