**Conflict of interest**

Ryu Nakadate and Makoto Hashizume received researching fund from Hogy Medical Co Ltd., Japan. This work was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16H03195.

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Ryu Nakadate1

provided the original work is properly cited.

2 Kitakyushu Chuo Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

and Makoto Hashizume2

*Intelligent Information-Guided Robotic Surgery DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.82191*

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1 Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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**Figure 15.** *Training simulator.*

**Conflict of interest**

Number 16H03195.

In this chapter, we introduced current and near future available laparoscopic/ flexible endoscopic surgical robots, examples of other advanced robotic applica-

Ryu Nakadate and Makoto Hashizume received researching fund from Hogy Medical Co Ltd., Japan. This work was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant

tions, and technology of navigation and training.
