Medical robotics is an emerging field in healthcare that has been causing a paradigm shift in healthcare as it improves the quality of patient care. Demographic change, shortage of healthcare professionals, need to improve quality of life for the disabled and elderly, and need to improve surgical procedures coupled with the focus to develop technologically advanced robots are some of the factors expected to stimulate the adoption of medical robots.

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Medical Robots Market 

Technological advancements

Researchers work closely with industry veterans and doctors with first-hand knowledge of patient needs and medical practices and gather feedback. This close working relationship fosters the development of medical robots with direct applications. Technological advancements have led to the introduction of a number of medical robots which have enhanced medical practice. Listed below are some of the recent technological advancements in this field:

• In 2016, Virtual Incision (US) announced positive results for trials on its miniature robots for applications in minimally invasive colon resection procedures. Virtual Incision’s technology earned the 2015 Game Changer Award from Robotics Business Review in the Medical and Surgical category.
• In 2016, Penguin for Autism Behavioral Intervention (PABI), a robot developed by WPI’s Automation and Interventional Medicine Lab (US), was showcased at The Robotics Trends Show. PABI, designed for treating children with autism, is expected to reduce the out-of-pocket costs for autism therapy. The robot is expected to be available in the market in the next two years.
• In 2015, the University of Twente (Netherlands) developed a robot-assisted system that aids in steering flexible needles which can reach their target in tissues with sub-millimeter accuracy.