CONTROL CONSOLE INCLUDING AN INPUT ARM FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL MECHANICAL ARM

A surgical system comprising: a surgical mechanical arm comprising a plurality of surgical arm sections sequentially coupled by surgical arm joints; an input arm comprising: a plurality of input arm sections sequentially coupled by input arm joints; and an elongate handle: sized and shaped to be held between a human adult's thumb and one or more finger, coupled to a distal end of said input arm by a flexion joint; and extending proximally with respect to a most distal input arm section so a user grasping said handle bends said flexion joint to hold said handle above other portions of the input arm; at least one sensor configured to measure movement of one or more of said sections; and circuitry configured to receive a measurement signal from said at least one sensor and to generate a control signal, based on said measurement signal for control of movement of said surgical mechanical arm.