India, Sept. 13 -- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has installed a da Vinci Surgical Robot at its skills, e-learning and telemedicine (SET) facility to train doctors in robotic-assisted surgery, the institute said in a statement. This marks the first installation of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system for training at a government medical college in India.

AIIMS officials said this is the second robotic platform at the SET facility, making AIIMS the only centre in the country with two robots dedicated exclusively to training. The facility is already used by medical students, residents, nurses, and faculty for practice sessions on simulators and mannequins.To be sure, older models of da Vinci robots cost Rs.8-2...