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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _____________)*
COMPUTER MOTION, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
205253107
(CUSIP Number)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of ecurities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. 205253107 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robert W. Duggan ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 267,662
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 483,362
WITH -----------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
267,662
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
483,362
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
889,240 (1)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.6%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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(1) Includes 138,216 shares owned by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
FBO Patricia J. Duggan, IRA. to which Mr. Duggan disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Computer Motion, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
130-B Cremona Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Robert W. Duggan
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
1933 Cliff Drive #30
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(c) Citizenship: United States of America
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 205253107
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act;
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act;
(e) [ ] Investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940;
(f) [ ] Employee benefit plan, pension fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or endowment fund;
(g) [ ] Parent holding company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(2)(H).
Item 4. Ownership.
As of December 31, 1997:
(a) Amount beneficially owned (1): 889,240 shares of Common Stock
(b) Percent of Class: 11.6%
(c) The reporting person has sole power to vote or to direct the
vote of 267,662 shares of Common Stock, and sole power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 267,662 shares of
Common Stock
(1) Includes 138,216 shares owned by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
FBO Patricia J. Duggan, IRA. to which Mr. Duggan disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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Item 5. Ownership of 5% or Less of Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reported person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More Than 5% on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 12, 1998 By: /s/ ROBERT W. DUGGAN
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Robert W. Duggan
