ABSTRACT
Medical robotics is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on developing electromechanical devices for clinical applications. The goal of this field is to enable new medical techniques by providing new capabilities to the physician or by providing assistance during surgical procedures. Medical robotics is a relatively young field, as the first recorded medical application occurred in 1985 for a brain biopsy. The field is still emerging. However, medical robotics has tremendous potential for improving the precision and capabilities of physicians when performing surgical procedures and it is believed that the field will continue to grow as improved systems become available.
