Table 1. Overview of spine oncology robots.
Robotic system | Year of inception (# of generations) | Degrees of freedom | Haptic capability | Navigated instrumentation capability | Registration method | Mounting and setup | Movement arms | Purchase price† | Leasing option |
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Mazor X‡ | 2004 (3) | 6 | N | N | Preoperative CT and intraoperative fluoroscopy integration | Bone- and bed-mounted | Single surgical arm with separate navigation | $850–950 k | Y |
Excelsius GPS | 2017 (1) | 5 | N | Y | Preoperative CT and intraoperative fluoroscopy integration | Floor mounted robot with mobile base and separate navigation arm | Single surgical arm with separate navigation | $1.1–1.2 m | Y |
ROSA Spine§ | 2016 (1) | 6 | N | Y | Multiplanar intraoperative fluoroscopy | Floor mounted robot with mobile base and separate navigation arm | Single surgical arm with separate navigation | N/A | N/A |
Da Vinci | 2000 (4) | 6 | N | N | N/A | Floor mounted | Multiple modular arms | $1.5 m | Y |
†, unadvertised price estimate, which does not include disposable fees; ‡, current market version. New edition has begun to be marketed; §, as of submission date, this system is not commercially available in the United States. N/A, not available.