Brian Fiani, DO, of Livonia, Mich.-based Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedic & Spine Specialists, completed his 100th case with Medtronic's Mazor robot.

As robotic-assisted surgeries become more popular in operating rooms nationwide, here are some of the companies leading robotic surgeries in the orthopedic space: 

Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center has added a Stryker Mako robot for total joint replacements, according to a Feb. 29 report CBS affiliate WCAX.

William Doran, DO, orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at TidalHealth Orthopedics in Seaford, Del., has completed 1,000 joint replacements using Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Feb. 29 report from the Daily State News.

Christopher Palmer, DO, a Missouri-based orthopedic surgeon, has performed more than 2,000 robotic joint replacements using Stryker's Mako robot — more than anyone else in the state, according to a Feb. 27 report from St. Louis Magazine.

Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has successfully completed 500 joint replacement surgeries with the Mako SmartRobotics system.

The spine robot market is growing, and Globus Medical CEO Dan Scavilla is confident in his company's position in the market. 

Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for the Rosa Shoulder robot, the devicemaker said Feb. 22.

Two spine surgeons in Pueblo, Colo., have added a robotic spinal guidance system, the Mazor X, according to a Feb. 18 report from CBS affiliate KKTV.

Surgeons at Froedtert South in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., have added Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS spine robot. 

Think Surgical is collaborating with b-One Ortho to add its implants to the TMini total knee replacement robot.

Spine and orthopedic robots are a useful tool for surgeons but they come with a high price tag for ASCs.

Think Surgical and Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. are partnering to bolster the TMini orthopedic robotic system.

Becker's reported on five practices and hospitals adding to their spine and orthopedic robotics programs in January:

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.) added the ExcelsiusGPS robot for spine surgery, the health system said Feb. 2. 

Here are five recent developments from Stryker that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 8:

Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center marked its first robot-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery, WHKY reported Jan. 30.

The development of spine robots and navigation comes with the promise of improved precision and efficiency, beneficial to the surgeon and patient. Although the worry of overreliance looms, some spine surgeons remain optimistic about the technology's advantages.

Here are three orthopedic surgeons who have completed milestone cases with robotic surgery systems that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 11:

Here are five hospitals and health systems adding spine and orthopedic robots that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 29: