Robotic surgery is the performance of operative procedures with the assistance of robotic technology. It allows great precision and is used for remote-control and minimally invasive procedures.

Current systems consist of computer-controlled electromechanical devices that work in response to controls manipulated by the surgeon.

"This makes them ideal for operating on subcellular structures; such as, the axon, the long tail by which a neuron sends information to its neighbors and which are far too small for even the finest robotic surgical hands to maneuver."