Cleveland-based St. Vincent Charity Medical Center performed the first case in Ohio using Think Surgical's second-generation TSolution One robot for total knee replacements.

SpineGuard's radiation-free Dynamic Surgical Guidance sensing technology was 100 percent effective in its robotic application, according to a Sept. 7 news release.

A rising number of hospitals and spine surgeons are implementing robotics and computer-navigated spine surgery, which aims to improve precision, accuracy and predictability.

Becker's Spine Review reported on five centers that added surgical robots in August.

Stefan Kreuzer, MD, orthopedic surgeon and founder of INOV8 Orthopedics in Houston, performed the first surgery with Think Surgical's second-generation TSolution One for knee replacements.

Norton Healthcare has completed almost 350 spinal fusion surgeries using Medtronic's Mazor X robotic-assisted technology, with one surgeon saying the tech has the potential to "revolutionize the future," according to an Aug. 23 news release by the health system.

Surgical robots continue to make noise in the spine industry and are expected to pick up steam in the coming years as more devicemakers launch systems to compete with the Medtronic, Globus Medical and Zimmer Biomet systems that control most of the market.

Alomere Health's 1,000th robotic-assisted joint replacement with the Mako system was performed by Eric Nelson, MD, in July, according to local news outlet Voiceofalexandra.com.

Glen Ridge, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center added Mako's SmartRobotics system for joint replacements, according to an Aug. 24 news release.

Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital added Stryker's Mako robot for hip and knee replacements, WVA News reported Aug. 18.

Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Hip System has been approved for robot-assisted direct anterior total hip replacements, according to an Aug. 18 news release.

An orthopedic surgeon affiliated with Delray (Fla.) Medical Center performed his first robotic-assisted total knee replacement.

Derry, N.H.-based Parkland Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to offer robotic spine surgery, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported Aug. 15.

Six hospitals have reached notable milestones with surgical robots in the last 90 days.

Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain technology company, raised $205 million in series C funding, Forbes reported Aug. 8.

Becker's reported on nine hospitals and ASCs adding spine and orthopedic surgical robots in July.

Penn Highlands DuBois (Pa.) has performed 200 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements, WTAJ reported July 29.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is the latest organization to join a class-action lawsuit that accuses Intuitive Surgical of antitrust behavior and a monopoly position related to its da Vinci surgical robot, Buffalo Business First reports.

Curtis Kephart, MD, performed Delray Medical Center's first knee replacement with the Smith+Nephew's Cori Robot. 

The Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic Institute has completed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements with the Mako system at its Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., Erie News Now reported July 27.