There are several different varieties of robotic assistance used for orthopedic surgery. At Mayo Clinic, a computerized tomography (CT) scan before the surgery is used to plan exactly how much bone should be removed and to aid in maximizing the accuracy of the alignment and placement of the implant. More @Wikipedia
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