Surgical robotics pioneer Robert Webster guides life-saving ideas into reality

Posted by Michelle Bukowski on Monday, February 2, 2026 in Media, News.

How does a spark of an idea become a life-saving medical device? Engineer, inventor and entrepreneur Robert Webster III traces that spark back to his childhood.

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