A remote control apparatus (a doctor-side control apparatus) according to an embodiment is provided at a position away from a medical manipulator including an arm to which a medical instrument is attached and is configured to remotely operate the medical manipulator. Each of a plurality of wheels that are provided at a bottom surface of the control apparatus is configured to move a control apparatus main body in a first direction parallel to a floor surface on which the control apparatus main body is placed and in a second direction parallel to the floor surface and orthogonal to the first direction.