Development Strategies for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Medicine

China is facing significant challenges in healthcare owing to a severe aging population, continuously increasing healthcare demands, and uneven distribution of healthcare resources.The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in the human medical and health field can provide innovative support in theory and diagnosis for surgeons, researchers, and patients, contributing to improved clinical outcomes, reduced medical costs, and the promotion of balanced distribution of healthcare resources.This paper starts from four aspects: surgical robots, rehabilitation and nursing robots, assisted telemedicine, and medical AI, extracts the typical applications of AI and robots in the medical field, assesses the current status of AI and robotics in medicine, and evaluates pertinent policies, laws, and regulatory frameworks.Based on the understanding of the challenges faced in the development of AI and robotics in medicine in China, it delineates 收稿日期：2023-04-28；修回日期：2023-07-02 通讯作者： * 田伟，首都医科大学附属北京积水潭医院主任医师，中国工程院院士，研究方向为脊柱外科、人工智能、骨科手术机器人； E-mail: tianweijst