The present invention relates to a multi-arm surgical robotic
system (100) for telesurgery, comprising a local
system (102), a
remote system (104), a
private network (N1), and a
public network (N2). The local
system (102) comprises a plurality of robotic arms (106a, 106b, 106c, 106d, 106e) connected to an
endoscopic camera (C), each of the remaining robotic arms being connected to one of surgical robotic instruments (110, 112, 114, 116), a local surgeon's console (118) coupled to a
master controller (136) that provides control inputs to the plurality of robotic arms (106a, 106b, 106c, 106d, 106e), and a conferencing system (138). The
remote system 104 includes a remote surgeon console 140 coupled to a
master controller 158 and a conferencing system 160 operably connected to the conferencing system 138 via a
public network N2. Communication between the local surgeon console 118 and the remote surgeon console 140 over a
private network N1 allows the remote surgeon 154 to control and monitor the robotic arms 106a, 106b, 106c, 106d, and 106e, enabling the remote surgeon 154 to remotely perform the robotic surgical procedure. In the event of a failure of the
private network N1, control can be shifted from the remote surgeon console 140 to the local surgeon console 118, enabling control of the robotic surgical procedure.