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Dr. Igor Piacentini is a pioneering surgeon and researcher at the forefront of next-generation robotic surgery, with a focused expertise in urologic oncology and minimally invasive pelvic procedures. His major contributions center on the clinical validation and technical refinement of emerging robotic platforms, specifically the Hugo RAS system and the Versius CMR system, demonstrating their feasibility for complex oncologic surgeries. In 2023, Dr. Piacentini authored the first clinical description of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the Versius system, a landmark paper that has already garnered 39 citations. He also reported the first case of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal neobladder reconstruction using the Hugo RAS system, a highly complex procedure that earned 35 citations. His work is distinguished by a unique focus on the bedside assistant’s perspective in multimodular robotic systems, providing crucial insights into surgical setup and team coordination. By concurrently introducing two new robotic systems at a single center and performing radical prostatectomies as a single surgeon, Dr. Piacentini has demonstrated that these platforms can achieve safe, reproducible outcomes, directly challenging the long-standing dominance of the DaVinci system and expanding access to robotic surgery.