Back to the Future: Which Robotic System to Choose for Our Department? A Narrative Review of the Evolution, Current Landscape, and Future Directions in Robotic Surgical Systems
Authors
Kristofs Folkmanis
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
Inese Folkmane
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
Elizabete Junk
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
Valdis Folkmanis
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
Constantinos Adamou
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Anup Krishnan
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Kieran Jefferson
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Altan Omer
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Donald Macdonald
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
Vilnis Lietuvietis
Rīga Stradiņš University, Department of Surgery, Rīga, Latvia
Clinic of Urology and Oncological Urology, Rīga East University Hospital, Rīga, Latvia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2026-0028 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X (formerly 1407-009X) | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
Language: English
Page range: 273 - 282
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 11, 2026
Published online: Nov 3, 2026
Published in print: Oct 1, 2026
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Kristofs Folkmanis, Inese Folkmane, Elizabete Junk, Valdis Folkmanis, Constantinos Adamou, Anup Krishnan, Kieran Jefferson, Altan Omer, Donald Macdonald, Vilnis Lietuvietis, published by Latvian Academy of Sciences
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