The da Vinci Surgery System

The da Vinci Surgery System is a very cool piece of kit. It is effectively a robot that is capable of performing lacroscopic surgery far more precisely than a human possibly could. the video I have embedded explains the advantages very well; it allows depth perception due to its use of two cameras playing back to the surgeon, as a pose to the 2D video usually used in keyhole surgery; it improves dexterity of the operation as the tiny "hands" pivot very harshly around the long "arms" allowing greater mobility inside the patient; as well as removing slight tremors or shaking from the surgeons hands using algorithms in the software. The website seem very keen to keep in mind the fact your surgeon is right next to you and is still the one carrying out the procedure even though there’s no reason they couldn’t do it on a beach in the Bahamas with a terminal and internet access. I was told, during my work experience, that one very difficult surgery was removing cancerous tumors from arteries as the artery couldn’t be breached, yet as much possible tissue had to be removed of the cancer. It offers many medical advantages such as shorter time in hospital and less pain (claims made by da Vinci and medical professionals on their payroll) but a big ethical question is "should we let robots operate on us?" sure, it makes sense when things are going well but only a present surgeon could attempt to fix certain scenarios the da Vinci machine could not be used to. On the other hand, over 95% of all plane crashes (midair or on the ground) are due to human error despite the plane being able to fly itself; should future programmes be able to operate on patients without a surgeon?... would you get on a plane with no pilots?