ARTICLE SUMMARY:
In a panel discussion, three people with extensive experience developing and investing in medical robotics discuss why medical robotics have not reached their potential yet and the potential for robotics technology to add value for both patients and health systems.
Medical robotics, especially in surgery, have been a very successful business for a few companies—especially Intuitive Surgical—but many investors and inventors are disappointed that adoption of robotic technology has not lived up to the excitement that greeted Intuitive’s first da Vinci robotic assisted surgery system over 20 years ago.
At the recent MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit in San Diego, three experts representing different perspectives on the industry talked about how robotics can improve clinical and economic outcomes and how companies developing medical robots can help customers realize that value.
