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Re:Robotic surgery turns surgical trainees into spectators by actionfromafar on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @06:50PM (#31994700)
"multi hundred thousand dollar piece of equipment"

So, pretty cheap, it sounds like? How much is the hourly rate of surgeons?

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Re:Robotic surgery turns surgical trainees into spectators by iancmceachern on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:00AM (#32002003)
Not really.

A surgeon makes on average $115 an hour in California, $280k a year. So the console plus simulator backpack costs a surgeon or two's yearly salary.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Surgeon-Salary--in-Cal....

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Re:Robotic surgery turns surgical trainees into spectators by Scoundreller on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:47PM (#32016319)
Only if they're spending 2500hours a year in the OR.
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