Robots Are The Future – And The Future Is Now
Executive Summary
Robotic assisted surgery (RAS) has opened a new frontier of surgery, giving surgeons the ability to peer deeper into the human anatomy and reach areas of the body with a degree of precision beyond human capability.
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