Fig. 3From: Computer and robotic – assisted total knee arthroplasty: a review of outcomesCutting burr connected to the robotic unit in image 2. The handpiece delivers the surgical plan determined by the surgeon. Whilst the surgeon still has some control over the movement of the cutting tool, some robotic systems are designed to ‘cut-out’ when the instrument strays from planned surgical resection margins on the planBack to article page