Surgical automation is a growing and profitable area of robotics, but it has limits based on anatomy and space. Innovations such as surgical depth imaging and machine vision improvements could allow for more complex operations.

Denmark is working to be a center for robotics research and development, as the Nordic UAS Event focuses on aerial drones alongside RoboBusiness Europe 2016.

RoboBusiness Europe 2016 will mark its fourth annual gathering in Odense, Denmark, and anyone interested in global robotics should check it out.