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Robo-surgeries soar as AI boosts surgical efficiency, diagnostic precision

AI is adding to the efficiency of surgical procedures through predictive analytics, clinical decision support and diagnostic precision

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According to a report, around 35% of surgical robotics adoption is happening in North India, followed by 30% in South India. | File Image

Shine JacobSohini Das New Delhi
In 2010, Rajinikanth’s movie Robot had a scene of a humanoid robot conducting a delivery in an operation theatre, which gave viewers goosebumps. It was just four years after India saw its first robotic surgery involving a four-armed Da Vinci surgical system at AIIMS in Delhi.
 
Fast forward to 2025, robotic surgeries are no longer a rarity in the India. Industry estimates indicate that the country has so far witnessed over 150,000 robot-assisted surgeries, in addition to fully robotic surgeries. The country is now seeing over 12,000 robotic procedures performed by around 1,000 surgeons annually.
 
According to industry experts, artificial