Invited Commentary on McRae, et al: Outcomes Following Adoption and Integration of Robotic-Assisted Cholecystectomy for Pediatric Biliary Tract Disease: An Eight-Year, Single Center Experience. From Adoption to Integration: The Maturation of Pediatric Rob

Robotic surgery has become an increasingly important part of pediatric surgical practice over the last two decades. Early reports demonstrated that procedures such as fundoplication, cholecystectomy, and splenectomy could be performed safely using the robotic platform, and since then the technology has expanded into more complex abdominal and thoracic operations.[1,2] While adoption in pediatrics has been slower than in adult surgery, use continues to grow as surgeons recognize the advantages of improved visualization, instrument articulation, and surgeon ergonomics, particularly in technically demanding cases.