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The surgeons performed RAS hernia surgery with a stepwise increase in complexity, from robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (rTAPP) inguinal hernia repair, robotic transabdominal retrorectus umbilical prosthesis (rTARUP)\/extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) to robotic transversus abdominis release (rTAR).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 144 patients underwent RAS for hernia repair. Of these, 97 underwent rTAPP inguinal hernia repair (23 bilateral cases). The median operative time was 56\u00a0min for unilateral and 101\u00a0min for bilateral repair. Four (3.3%) rTAPP patients experienced complications, with two recurrences at the 6-month follow-up. Forty-two patients underwent rTARUP\/eTEP repair, with a median operative time of 167\u00a0min. Two (4.8%) of these patients experienced postoperative complications. No recurrences were observed at 6 months. Thirteen patients with incisional hernias underwent rTAR, with a median operative time of 426\u00a0min. 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