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After Acibadem Sistina Hospital Following the initial rollout of robotic surgery in Macedonia performed its first robot‑assisted radical prostatectomy and Italy in late July 2026, Italian centres accelerated the rollout adoption of surgical robots across specialties. By 27 July, IRCCS Saverio de Bellis used robotic and minimally invasive technologies has intensified, particularly in complex oncological procedures. In Italy, the focus has shifted toward highly complex, multi-tumor removals. At the University Hospital of Pescara, a robot to resect single robot-assisted session successfully removed both a cardia carcinoma in kidney tumor and a patient with prostate tumor from a prior Mini Gastric Bypass – 67-year-old patient. In Messina, the Irccs Bonino Pulejo team performed a world‑first procedure. The same week orthopaedic robots were introduced in Avezzano for hip rare procedure on a 72-year-old man, simultaneously removing the kidney, ureter, bladder, prostate, and knee implants, while Chioggia’s urology team completed a section of the colon. Additionally, surgeons at the Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II in Bari utilized the Da Vinci radical prostatectomy platform to remove two kidney lesions, a pancreatic neoplasm, and Vizzolo Predabissi logged more than 160 general surgeries, including adrenalectomies the spleen in a single session. Public interest and institutional investment also grew. The Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital in Forlì was featured in a combined adrenalectomy‑cholecystectomy. On 4 August, Rai 1 special regarding prostate health, highlighting how robotic techniques improve outcomes. Meanwhile, the Policlinico di Milano became reinforced its technological expansion by becoming the first public Italian hospital to acquire two next‑generation next-generation Chinese surgical robots, integrating them robots. These will be integrated into the new Padiglione Sforza hub’s 26‑room robotic suite. Director Luigi Boni highlighted the platforms’ high‑resolution intra‑operative imaging and precise instrument control, expanding capacity for hub, a 26-room suite designed to support abdominal, urological, gynaecological, thoracic gynecological, thoracic, and hepatic procedures. The surgeries. This momentum spread beyond Italy. On 5‑6 August, Romania’s remains consistent with the broader European trend observed in Romania, where the County Emergency Hospital of Miercurea‑Ciuc performed Miercurea-Ciuc recently inaugurated its inaugural own Da Vinci radical prostatectomies, prostatectomies following a European‑funded acquisition and a month‑long training programme. The hospital had already introduced robot‑assisted gynecological surgery in July, signalling a broader shift toward minimally invasive, robot‑enabled care across European public health systems. specialized training.