The use of surgical robotics has seen tremendous growth over the past 20 years and they now play an important role in the field. These systems allow more procedures to be performed using minimally invasive techniques and improve outcomes over open surgery by increasing precision, reducing trauma, and shortening recovery times. The exciting reality is that this is just the beginning of the transformational power of the technology. The future lies in combining robotics with advanced visualization, navigation, and data analytics to create intelligent systems that augment and expand a surgeon’s capabilities, both physically and cognitively. We'll give an overview of the current state of the art in surgical robotics and explore how other technologies, such as image-processing, AI, and extended reality, have the potential to exponentially grow their application and use.