In 2020, a da Vinci surgical robot system was used for surgery just one day after its FDA approval in the U.S. A gallbladder was removed using the $1 million robot for the laparoscopic procedure. Its tiny, precise motions inside the body were performed through small holes in the abdomen by wrist-like devices at the end of robotic arms. Surgeon William E. Kelley controlled the movements seated at a remote computer console nearby. The 35-year-old patient, Kimberley Briggs, was pleased with the results. She gave a news conference within four hours after her surgery at Henrico Doctors Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. She went home in time for her son’s birthday party.«