Abstract: A method of operation of a robotically-assisted surgical system includes capturing a first pose of a surgical tool during the operation of the robotically-assisted surgical system, intraoperatively defining a target orientation for the surgical tool using the first pose of the surgical tool, and controlling a robotic device to automatically move the surgical tool to the target orientation.

Abstract: A method of operation of a robotically-assisted surgical system includes defining a virtual geometry associated with a planned resection, determining a first pose of a surgical tool, defining a target orientation for the surgical tool based on the first pose, controlling a robotic device to automatically move the surgical tool to both the virtual geometry and the target orientation

Abstract: Examples described herein are relevant to robotic surgical systems, such as those used in spine surgery. Examples described herein include: a distal section of a robot arm, pods having fiducials, face switching angles, fiducial hollows, drape anchoring and sensing, selective face switching with active fiducials, pedal-less workflow, user interface control, hand guiding, robot egress, robot tool center point adjustment, collision reaction, dynamic screw placement ordering, flexible robot cart placement, depth gauges, implant checking, implant-to-instrument-checking, robot bed-side docking, workflow based cart immobilization, patient gross movement monitoring, selective brake control, auto vertical adjustment, gesture-based planning, automatic sleeve retention and retraction, among others.

Abstract: A method of operation of a robotically-assisted surgical system includes defining a virtual geometry associated with a planned resection, determining a first pose of a surgical tool, defining a target orientation for the surgical tool based on the first pose, controlling a robotic device to automatically move the surgical tool to both the virtual geometry and the target orientation

Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a tool and a robotic manipulator including a plurality of links and a plurality of joints. The manipulator supports the tool for movement relative to a surgical site. A coupler interconnects the tool and the manipulator. The coupler includes a first coupling interface connectable to a distal link of the manipulator and a second coupling interface connectable to the tool. The coupler also includes a tracker to be detected by the localizer to determine a pose of the tool. The coupler is configured to cooperate with a drape to create a sterile field barrier between the tool and the robotic manipulator.