With the development of increasingly advanced AI, even high-level surgeons may find themselves replaced by robots as AI exceeds human abilities. The robotic surgery market has been booming globally, despite a lag in the number of surgeons qualified to operate devices like the Da Vinci Surgical System. However, the advent of AI might eliminate this problem altogether as AI overtakes the need to train new surgeons at all.
From 2018-2025, the robotic surgery industry is expected to see 18% growth, exceeding $1.0B USD by 2020. Educating surgeons in operating robotic surgical devices is a costly endeavor, involving deep anatomical knowledge, cultivating experience with patients, and long periods of practice with the robotic devices.
