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Armando Di Dato is a leading figure in the advancement of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, with a primary focus on robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD). His major contributions center on making complex, high-risk procedures safer and more reproducible. He has pioneered the technical nuances of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy with superior mesenteric/portal vein resection and reconstruction (RPD-VR), a demanding operation for patients with pancreatic cancer who have responded to neoadjuvant therapy. To systematically advance the field, Di Dato developed the PD-ROBOSCORE, a novel difficulty scoring system that predicts severe postoperative complications, enabling surgeons to safely implement RPD in a stepwise manner. His work has demonstrated the feasibility of RPD-VR, with his landmark 2023 "Tips and tricks" paper accumulating 37 citations, and his 2024 propensity score-matched analysis (11 citations) showing that the robotic approach can match open surgery in safety outcomes. By providing the technical roadmap and risk stratification tools necessary for widespread adoption, Di Dato is actively reshaping the standard of care for pancreatic surgery, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in robotic oncology.