Robotech Stories: Identify opportunities with surgical precision
Companies and investors alike are gaining an appreciation of the increasingly sophisticated and scalable solutions offered by robotics, particularly within distribution and manufacture. Yet, the benefits of accelerating developments within the wider robotech universe are also penetrating exciting new sectors, such as healthcare. This is not a new concept; the first robotic surgical operation on a human took place in 1985, when the Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly 200, or PUMA, performed a neurosurgical biopsy, and was rapidly adapted for orthopaedic functions
In the present, robotic surgery represents one of several disruptive technologies that originated in previous decades, such as artificial intelligence (AI), yet are increasingly becoming an essential and integrated part of our lives in recent years. Growth and uptake are being driven by accelerated development in both hardware and software capabilities, alongside increased demand for safer, more precise, and innovative medical care for a growing (and ageing) global population.
Opportunities within robotic surgery are also emerging from specialised companies such as California-based Procept BioRobotics, with its specific focus on revolutionising urology patient care. Its AQUABEAM system offers advanced, image-guided, surgical robotics which aim to reduce the invasiveness of traditional urologic surgery, and improve outcomes for patients.
These companies present just part of the growing and dynamic set of opportunities available to investors in robotech, and to those seeking to capture a suitably diverse exposure to the long-term growth potential associated with robotics.
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