CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Doctors in Britain have successfully performed the world’s first robotic eye surgery.

Detailed explanation-2: -The idea of robotics used for surgery began more than 50 years ago, but actual use began in the late 1980s with Robodoc (Integrated Surgical Systems, Sacramento, CA), the orthopedic image-guided system developed by Hap Paul, DVM, and William Bargar, MD, for use in prosthetic hip replacement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first records of robotic surgery performed date to the 80s. Specifically, the first surgical robot, PUMA 560, was used in a brain biopsy procedure. This procedure took place in 1985 as robotics started to be implemented to reduce movement due to hand tremors.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the US FDA approval of the da Vinci system in 2000, [2] India got its first urologic robotic installation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 2006.