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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

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New Technologies in Urology

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The word “robot” was originally coined by Karel Capek in his play, Rossum’s universal robots, in 1921.1 It is derived from the Czechoslovakian term robota, meaning forced work. His original vision dealt with a world in which robots help humans with everyday tasks but eventually turn on their masters and attempt world domination. The first truly robotic flexible arm, known as the Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm (PUMA), was developed in 1978, by Victor Scheinman, and quickly became the industry standard. The first surgical application of this technology was in 1985 when the PUMA 560 was used to orientate a needle for a radiologically guided brain biopsy.2 Soon after, robots were utilized in other surgeries including the PROBOT, to perform transurethral resection of the prostate, and the ROBODOC, for use in hip replacements.3–6

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  1. Department of Urology Guy’s Hospital, Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation King’s College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK

    Prokar Dasgupta

  2. Department of Surgery, University College Dublin Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 47 Eccles Street, Dublin, 7, Ireland

    John Fitzpatrick

  3. Prostate Centre, 32 Wimpole Street, London, UK, W1G 8GT

    Roger Kirby

  4. 1441 Eastlake Ave, Suite, 7416, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, South Africa

    Inderbir S. Gill

  5. Keck School of Medicine, USA

    Inderbir S. Gill

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Coelho, R.F., Coughlin, G., Patel, V.R. (2010). Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. In: Dasgupta, P., Fitzpatrick, J., Kirby, R., Gill, I.S. (eds) New Technologies in Urology. New Techniques in Surgery Series, vol 7. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-178-1_1

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