internally assigned in late 1999 to one of Computer Motion's seasoned engineers, Moji Ghodoussi, Ph.D. to manage, with engineering lead assigned to Sudipto Sur, Ph.D. Significant challenges: technical, operational, business, personnel, regulatory, and more were met along the way, which at a later date will be published either here or under a separate page that will shed light for future teams innovating in fields of technology in general and surgery in particular. See also Laparoscopic surgery Remote surgery Robotic surgery References Marescaux J, Leroy J, Rubino F, Vix M, Simone M, Mutter D. Transcontinental Robot Assisted Remote Telesurgery: Feasibility and Potential Applications. Annals of Surgery 2002;235:487-92. Marescaux J. Nom de code: " Opération Lindbergh " – Ann Chir 2002;127:2–4. Marescaux J, et al. Transatlantic Robot-Assisted Telesurgery. Nature 2001;413:379–380. Marescaux J, Dutson E, Rubino F. The Impact of Robotics on General Surgery Training. Annals of Surgery 2002;235:446. Surgical procedures and techniques Surgical robots Videotelephony