The da Vinci robotic platform (Intuitive Surgical Inc, Sunnyvale, California) was first reported in otolaryngology research in 2005, and the term transoral robotic surgery was soon adopted to describe this new modality. The surgical robot is able to provide superior visualization and maneuverability compared with the traditional transoral approach (Figure 3).43–45 This is accomplished with its binocular cameras, wristed instrumentation, and tremor reduction, which eliminates the ‘‘fulcrum’’ effect and ‘‘line of sight’’ difficulties.46,47 Indeed, Vicini et al48 praised this aspect of the TORS approach for being able to locate and work in areas not amenable to visualization using the TLM approach.48 In addition, the system is able to delicately manipulate tissue and perform narrow motions, providing excellent control.49,50 Supplemental video 1 (see supple- mental digital content at www.archivesofpathology.org in the November 2015 table of contents) shows the TORS resection of a T1 right tonsil tumor, whereas supplemental video 2 demonstrates resection of an inferior T1 left tongue base tumo