Robotics to Become an Accelerating Tool in Every Specialty of Medicine: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh stated that robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and nanoscience will form an ecosystem for precision health delivery and medicine. Delivering the inaugural address at the International Conference of the "Society of Robotic Surgery," he noted that robotics will extend beyond surgery into specialties like endocrinology and cardiology, and highlighted tele-robotics as a way to cross geographical barriers to reach patients. He also mentioned initiatives like the Genome India Programme, where 10,000 individuals have been sequenced, and discussed nanomedicine applications such as oral insulin development. The Minister emphasized that these technologies can help address India's complex healthcare landscape, where infectious diseases coexist with lifestyle and metabolic disorders.