Dr Mani Menon on Raj Vattikuti & the Vattikuti Foundation: Dr. Mani Menon is known by many as the “Father of Robotic Surgery.” He began his research in part thanks to the funding ($20 Million USD) by the Vattikuti Foundation to endow the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit. This short clip says it all. :23 sec. (2011)