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Postoperative cone beam computed tomography (CBCTs) and micro-CTs were used to measure angular insertion depth (AID) and cochlear dimensions, and to assess electrode scalar location to define the level of trauma. Additionally, a cochlea implant imaging tool was used to measure lateral scala tympani height and estimate angular insertion depth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No scalar translocation occurred in the robotic group, whereas three translocations were found in the manual group. Mean trauma scores were lower for robotic insertions (0.30\u2009\u00b1\u20090.48) compared with manual insertions (0.89\u2009\u00b1\u20090.93). Manual insertion produced significantly deeper AID (428\u2009\u00b1\u200982\u00b0) than robotic insertions (304\u2009\u00b1\u200947\u00b0, p\u2009=\u20090.004). The robotic group exhibited significantly more extra-cochlear contacts (2.3\u2009\u00b1\u20091.8) than the manual group (0.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7, p\u2009=\u20090.011). Greater AID correlated with more severe trauma (r\u2009=\u20090.682, p\u2009=\u20090.001). Smaller cochlear dimensions were associated with deeper estimated AID and increased trauma. Lower lateral scala tympani height was found for the translocations compared to non-translocations, indicating an influence on trauma risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Robotic-assisted cochlear implantation resulted in less trauma occurrence compared to manual insertion. However, trauma risk was strongly influenced by cochlear geometry and insertion depth. 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