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July 16, 2021
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Autonomous robots: a new reality in healthcare? A project by European Association of Urology-Young Academic Urologist group

Publicated to:CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY. 31 (2): 155-159 - 2021-03-01 31(2), DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000842

Authors: Gomez Rivas, Juan; Toribio-Vazquez, Carlos; Taratkin, Mark; Marenco, Jose Luis; Grossmann, Rafael;

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Clin San Carlos Univ Hosp, Dept Urol, Calle Profesor Martin Lagos S-N, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Eastern Maine Med Ctr, Bangor, ME USA - Author
European Assoc Urol, Young Acad Urologist Urotechnol Working Party ESU, Arnhem, Netherlands - Author
Inst Valenciano Oncol, Dept Urol, Valencia, Spain - Author
La Paz Univ Hosp, Dept Urol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Sechenov Univ, Inst Urol & Reprod Hlth, Moscow, Russia - Author
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Abstract

Purpose of review Artificial intelligence appears as a potential revolution in the general process of medical training, disease diagnosis and treatment. A novel disruptive technology of the 21st century will be 'learner' robots from artificial intelligence systems able to use all the combination of the available knowledge in medical repositories to give the best standard of care. Recent findings The autonomy level of robots depends on three factors: the complexity of the task; the environment in which the robot operates, and the required level of human-robot interaction. Autonomous robots in healthcare may be classified in delivery, nurse, and surgical robots. The increasing capability of robots to perform independent actions and complex tasks raises responsibility and accountability issues in a wide variety of application domains. Ethical analyses of these issues are underway and are mostly oriented toward the development of ethical policies requiring a law frame on robotic autonomous behaviors. Autonomous robots have the potential to improve current medical practice offering a more secure, reliable, and reproducible medicine. Many advancements are required for these new technologies to be fully integrated. Furthermore, the ethical implications of these technologies are yet to be evaluated.

Keywords

Artificial intelligenceArtificial-intelligenceAutonomous robotsMicrosurgerySurgeryUrology

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Urology. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Urology & Nephrology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.71, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 68 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Netherlands; Russia; United States of America.