1985 → today
Robots in Medicine
医疗机器人
Surgical systems, rehabilitation exoskeletons, and care robots extending the reach — and steadiness — of human hands.
From the curator
In medicine a robot is not a replacement but an instrument — one that can hold steadier, see closer, and reach where a human hand cannot. This gallery covers surgery, rehabilitation, and care.
Timeline
- 1985A PUMA 560 arm assists a brain biopsy — an early robotic surgery
- 1992ROBODOC assists in hip-replacement surgery
- 1994AESOP becomes the first surgical robot cleared in the US
- 2000The da Vinci Surgical System is cleared for general laparoscopy
- 2001Surgeons perform the first transatlantic tele-surgery

Official films
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Artifacts and media for this gallery are sourced from the m591 asset vault — open-license images (with attribution) and officially-embedded video only.