How Does Robotic Surgery Work?
Schedule
Fri Mar 06 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
The Daily Planet Cafe | Raleigh, NC
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Join us IN PERSON & ON YouTubeIntuitive Surgical revolutionized Minimally Invasive Surgery over 25 years ago with their daVinci robot. 4 Generations of robots later, thousands of daVinci systems have been used to perform over 10 million surgeries worldwide.
The daVinci system is one of the best-known examples of a tele-surgery system, where doctors operate by using the surgeon controls at a console in order to move the surgical instruments which are attached to a robot. Join us to hear about the advantages of using robotics to assist in surgery.
About the presenter:
Dr. Nick Bernstein is a hands-on robotics engineer with a broad, practical skill set and expertise in human–machine interaction. He specializes in the development of medical devices and simulators from concept through integration and testing. He earned a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and his research focused on control theory and haptic feedback systems.
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The Daily Planet Cafe, ChargePoint, 121 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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