System and control method

A system for a surgical assistance robot configured to perform a surgical procedure on a patient using a surgical instrument attached to an arm, the system comprising:

• a console comprising (i) a hand controller configured to be manipulated by a surgeon to remotely control an operation of the surgical instrument, wherein the hand controller comprises a plurality of joints rotatable by a manipulation of the hand controller, and (ii) a viewer configured to display images captured by an endoscope, the images showing a surgical site of the patient and the operation of the surgical instrument;
• a storage configured to store (a) a video generated from the images which are captured during the surgical procedure and (b) a manipulation log representing a series of the manipulations of the hand controller during the surgical procedure, wherein the manipulation log comprises an angle of rotation of each of the joints according to the manipulation;
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• a transmitter configured to transmit, to the console, the video and the manipulation log stored in the storage,
• wherein the console is configured to rotate the joints according to the manipulation log in association with a playback of the video on the viewer for duplication of the manipulations by the surgeon during the surgical procedure.