An operating table is disclosed that includes: a table on which to place a patient； a base buried or fixed to a floor； and an articulated robotic arm including a first end supported on the base and a second end supporting the table at a position near a first end in a longitudinal direction of the table. The robotic arm assumes a first posture in which the robotic arm is housed under the table when the table is situated at a first predetermined position. And a length of the robotic arm in the first posture in the longitudinal direction of the table is shorter than or equal to 1/2 of a length of the table in the longitudinal direction.
