Ontology-Based System for Robotic Surgery—A Historical Analysis

Robotic systems, today, play a vital role in the sustenance of various industries. Today, robotic systems have been granted admission to the medical domain as well. Over time, academic literature has constantly upheld the human consensus regarding the popular vote for reluctance towards an automated medical procedure, even under the pretext of manual and experienced supervision. Whilst the depth of meritorious impact by automation in the field of surgery and medical sciences cannot be ignored, it also stands simultaneously crucial to empathize and analyze the possible roots of fear and the sense of reluctance in sharing trust with a robotic interface, especially in the matters of life‐at‐hand. In our strive for understanding robotic surgery from an ontological point‐of‐view, we conduct a succinct and objective meta‐analysis to register and annotate the entry of robots in the field of medicine and surgery. We provide our readers with a guided entry toward the historical anthology and document the most significant interventions of robots in medical surgery. Later, we also discuss how the academic field has embraced this new discipline and how inclusive research on a worldwide scale has honed the design and method of robotic procedures, all while maintaining an impeccable metric.