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The learning curve for surgeons relates primarily to operative time rather than complications. Once planned, robotic systems may reduce variability in component positioning between surgeons with differing levels of experience. Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) will need to be supplemented with gait lab data and functional tests to prove the added value of robotic-assisted THA. As robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) becomes increasingly reliant on imaging systems and digital workflows, operating theatres face greater complexity in technology integration and intraoperative coordination. Emerging evidence links spatial organisation, equipment positioning, and workflow to operative efficiency, intraoperative safety, and surgical performance. This paper provides an evidence-informed narrative perspective on how advances in robotic-assisted THA are influencing the spatial and functional requirements of operating theatres, thereby affecting clinical performance. As surgical practice advances, there is a need to move towards future-proofed design strategies informed by clinical performance and systems-based evidence. This includes a greater focus on flexibility and integrated digital infrastructure to support evolving technologies, changing team dynamics, and increasing procedural demands. Operating theatres must therefore evolve to enable effective integration of RAS in THA, and support improved patient safety and clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62081428","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T06:11:42Z","timestamp":1784787102000},"page":"1428","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: Implications for Surgical Practice and Operating Theatre Design"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Isabelle","family":"Middleton","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Researcher, Poole BH12 5BB, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7860-2990","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas W.","family":"Wainwright","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Research Institute, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH12 5BB, UK"},{"name":"Physiotherapy Department, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4840-9031","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Middleton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Research Institute, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH12 5BB, UK"},{"name":"Orthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"57","DOI":"10.1051\/sicotj\/2024057","article-title":"Accuracy of Acetabular Cup Positioning in Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: A CT-Based Evaluation","volume":"10","author":"Singh","year":"2024","journal-title":"SICOT-J"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"255","DOI":"10.1007\/s11701-024-01949-z","article-title":"Clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes of robotic assisted versus conventional total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"18","author":"Ruangsomboon","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. 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