When it comes to using robots for weight loss surgery, many people are uneasy and doubtful about this technology, but in fact, it is a safe choice. The da Vinci Surgical Robot has a history of more than 10 years of development, and its effectiveness and technology have been clinically proven in large numbers, and overall the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. FDA regulations, surgery must be operated by a doctor The da Vinci surgical robot is a semi-automatic robot, using partial automatic control plus manual operation by the doctor to achieve surgery, compared with the first generation of simple robotic arm to achieve de-shaking, remote control and other functions. The da Vinci robot was originally developed with the intention of serving astronauts in space by remotely controlling the robot arm. But to make the robot like a self-driving car, without a doctor, to achieve automatic cutting and suturing for the time being is not achievable, which in addition to technical reasons, the greater factors are safety factors, ethical issues and the policy regulations of national governments. The FDA has a clear rule that the surgery must be performed by a doctor. So to clarify one thing here, what we usually call medical robots are precisely medical assist robots. It is not a machine that does the surgery itself, but a doctor who does the surgery with the aid of a computer by controlling the surgical instruments with a robotic arm, so the level of the doctor determines the effectiveness of the surgical robot. The benefits of the da Vinci surgical robot: precise surgery and small incisions The da Vinci robot mainly plays a supportive role in assisting doctors, helping minimally invasive surgeons to perform surgical operations with higher precision and fewer errors. For example, if a surgeon is highly skilled, but encounters some difficult cases, the use of traditional medical devices will be limited during the operation, and this is where the da Vinci robot comes into play. In addition to dealing with areas that are beyond the reach of the “doctor’s hand” during surgery, the da Vinci robot’s instruments are very fine, with centimeter-level dimensions, so the surgery is very precise, and the patient’s recovery time is greatly accelerated due to small incisions and less bleeding. The benefits of the da Vinci Surgical Robot II: No fatigue, superior suturing and knot tying skills Since the introduction of the surgical robot, it can be said that the medical world has entered a new minimally invasive era. In traditional surgery, the surgeon must hold the instruments himself, perform the surgery beside the patient, and is always under tension, and gets tired easily. Now with the addition of the da Vinci robot, the operating surgeon can leave the operating table and simply go above a console to control the robot arm to complete the entire surgical procedure. For example, the most difficult part of traditional laparoscopic surgery is suturing and knotting, which the da Vinci robot is able to do better than a human, even for doctors who did not know how to do laparoscopic surgery before. The disadvantages of the da Vinci robot: the price is higher than traditional surgery At present, the technology and market of the da Vinci robot are monopolized by foreign manufacturers, and the price is said to be profitable. In foreign countries, a da Vinci robot only costs$1-1.5 million, however, the price of selling it to China is as high as 20 million RMB, and it also requires high annual maintenance costs for the machine. In addition, the robot’s robotic arm is a high-value consumable, which is temporarily installed on top of the robot when used, and each robotic arm can no longer be used after 10 times, and the price of the robotic arm is about 100,000 RMB each. Therefore, the price of da Vinci robot-assisted surgery generally requires an additional 30,000 RMB on top of the traditional surgery, which includes the start-up fee and the actual consumables during the surgery, constituting the basic price system of da Vinci surgery. As an emerging medical technology, the da Vinci Surgical Robot has its unmistakable merits, so if one can afford the price of surgery, choosing the da Vinci Robot for weight reduction for this surgery is a safe and wise choice.