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Applied Science

By: Maurice Martin


From healthcare to agriculture, businesses get a boost from technology.

Only about 400 da Vinci systems are in use around the world; the newer, more sophisticated da Vinci S machines, which cost about $1.5 million, are even rarer. Although using the robot adds to the cost of surgery, Figlesthaler says the cost is offset by the shorter time spent in surgery, the shorter hospital stay and the faster return to work and other normal activity for the patient.


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