The Henry Ford Hospital seems to be the leader in robotic surgery. They have a very good website about robotic prostate surgery. The URL is: www.henryford.com/robotic.

Yes, robotic surgery uses energy.

During the procedures, electrical energy is used.

The website Librarythinkquest contains an educational site on the technology of robotic surgery. The book "Robotic Surgery" by Farid Gharagozloo and Farzad Najam is one of the most important books on robotic surgery. One doesn't need thorough medical knowledge of the subject for understanding the content of the book.

"Robotic surgery can perform many different surgeries. They include; general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and electrophysiology, gastrointestinal surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiosurgery, urology, and vascular surgery."

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