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Did the First Surgical Robot Perform a Prostate Surgery?
💡 The Answer
- The first FDA‑approved surgical robot, the da Vinci, performed prostatectomy in 2000.
- However, earlier robots like PROBOT (1980s) were designed specifically for prostate resection.
- PROBOT autonomously removed prostate tissue with a rotating cutter under ultrasound guidance.
- Da Vinci's success popularized robot‑assisted laparoscopic surgery worldwide.
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