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Reconstruction using vascularized flaps, particularly the VRAM flap, is crucial to restoring pelvic integrity and decreasing complications resulting from extensive tissue loss. With the rise of minimally invasive surgery, the traditionally open abdominal approach to exenteration and reconstruction can now be performed with the assistance of robotic platforms. This review aims to summarize available evidence, describe techniques, and propose future directions for robotic rectus flap reconstruction after pelvic exenteration. Methods: This narrative review was conducted following the SANRA guidelines for narrative synthesis. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted for studies published between January 2000 and November 2025 on pelvic exenteration followed by robotic rectus abdominis flap reconstruction in gynecologic oncology. Eligible studies were retrospective or prospective reports, technical descriptions, case series, or comparative analyses. Non-robotic techniques and animal studies were excluded. Although the primary focus was gynecologic oncology, technically relevant studies from other oncologic disciplines were included when the reconstructive approach was directly applicable to pelvic exenteration. Extracted data included patient demographics, surgical details, and perioperative and oncologic outcomes. Results: The literature search identified primarily case reports and small single-center series describing robot-assisted rectus muscle-based flap reconstruction after pelvic exenteration. Reported cases demonstrated technical feasibility and successful flap harvest using robotic platforms, with adequate pelvic defect coverage. Potential benefits, such as reduced wound morbidity and preservation of a minimally invasive workflow, have been described. However, patient numbers were small, techniques varied, and standardized outcome measures or comparative data with open approaches were lacking. Conclusions: Robotic rectus flap reconstruction represents a promising advancement in pelvic exenteration surgery, potentially reducing morbidity and improving recovery. 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