Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System has added two Medtronic robots for spine and brain surgeries, Hometown Stations reported Aug. 20.

Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Clinic's ASC has a flourishing total joint program.

Bariatric and general surgeon Fernando Bayron, MD, recorded his 2,000th robotic surgery, according to South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report.

Michael Schulder, MD, vice chair of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., performed a novel robotic procedure Aug. 6 to remove a brain tumor from a 60-year-old patient, The Island Now reports.

Covington, La.-based Avala hospital has four surgical robots, which it has used to perform more than 1,000 surgeries in less than two years.

The first ExcelsiusGPS robotic spine surgery system in the Middle East was launched Aug. 17 at Burjeel Medical Hospital in Abu Dhabi, Gulf News reports.

In 2004, Mazor SpineAssist became the first robot approved by the FDA to guide the placement of pedicle screws during spine surgery.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Hospital is now offering robotic arm-assisted hip and knee replacement surgery.

Hillsboro, Ohio-based Highland District Hospital acquired Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System.

A pair of New York hospitals installed Mako robotic arms to supplement their joint replacement services, The Post Star reports.

During NuVasive's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Chris Barry said the timeline for its Pulse robotic system for spine surgery has been further delayed, according to Seeking Alpha.

Arkansas Surgical Hospital in Little Rock has purchased a Rosa Knee system to assist orthopedic surgeons in total knee replacements, NBC affiliate KARK.com reports.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., installed a Mako robot for hip and knee replacements July 30, Mankato Free Press reports.

Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Surgicenter is reportedly the first ASC in Central Oregon to provide total hip and total knee replacements with Stryker's Mako robot.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health Systems held a "topping off" ceremony July 28 to mark the halfway point of the construction of its Orthopedic and Robotic Surgery Center, Chillicothe Gazette reports.

Rochester Regional Health's United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., recently acquired the ROSA Knee system, with Matthew Landfried, MD, the first surgeon to use the robot at the facility, The Batavian reports.

CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, N.D., has implemented the ROSA Knee robotic system to assist orthopedic surgeons in knee replacement procedures, local NBC affiliate KFYR TV reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Gittins, DO, has completed five total knee replacements with Smith+Nephew's Cori Surgical System, a newly approved handheld robotic device.

Christopher Good, MD, a spine surgeon with Virginia Spine Institute in Reston, outlines how spinal robots could develop beyond implant placement and have greater autonomy in the OR.

Covington, La.-based Avala Hospital has completed more than 1,000 robotic surgeries in less than two years, according to a July 15 news release.