200, the first robot used in human surgery, to biopsy brain lesions. 1 In 2004, Mazor
Robotics Ltd (Cesarea, Israel) designed the SpineAssist, which was the first robot developed
for use in spine surgery. 2 The use of robotics in spine surgery is evolving rapidly, due in
part to a favorable learning curve and decreased operative time as surgeons gain
experience with robotics platforms. 3, 4, 5 The basic intraoperative workflow has remained …