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A qualitative analysis of the articles that met the inclusion criteria was performed. Thirty-one articles that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. The first results for robot-assisted vasovasostomy (RAVV) are encouraging as excellent patency rates, short operative times, and learning curves were achieved. Interestingly, patency rates were greater in some case series for RAVV than for microsurgical vasovasostomy, with a statistically significant difference. In addition, robot has been shown to be of great use in bypassing fibrotic changes in cases of iatrogenic vasal injuries, difficulties encountered with traditional microsurgery. In addition, the feasibility of robot-assisted microsurgery has been proven for varicocelectomy and microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord, with acceptable improvement in sperm parameters and pain, respectively. The current evidence suggests that there are potential advantages of the use of robots in andrology. 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