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The use of minimally invasive techniques, including laparoscopy, has become an alternative approach to the traditional laparotomy procedure used in the treatment of both humans and animals (4, 17). Laparoscopy has brought about significant changes in the world of surgery. Most important, it has eliminated the need for the large incision, which was once the only way to make the surgery field visible and accessible for a given procedure. The laparoscopic technique uses one (SILS surgery) or a few small incisions, through which surgical and optical instruments are inserted with the use of sealing ports (trocars). The introduction of the laparoscopic technique required the application of new tools (tools with long holding sections) as well as operating field visualization systems. During a surgery, the surgeon sees inside the patient via a screen, and the movements of the tool’s end effector mirror the movements of the surgeon’s hands. Additionally, in order to enlarge the operation field, gas is insufflated into the patient during the procedure, producing a pneumoperitoneum (6). With advantages, such as a shorter recovery time, reduced pain, excellent visualization of the abdominal cavity, and the possibility of being used not only in large animals (small-diameter tools), the laparoscopic technique is becoming increasingly popular in veterinary medicine, as well (3, 5). Continuous progress in medical technology stimulates the demand for highly specialized tools designed for a specific type of surgery. The increasing demand for high precision and the ever-growing possibilities of maneuvering the tools inside the patient’s body have contributed to the introduction of robotic systems that support surgeons in the operating rooms. Robots equipped with laparoscopic tools have significantly shortened the duration of surgeries as well as improved their quality. The use of robots in veterinary surgery is in most cases limited to tests aimed at the clinical implementation of a given robot, tool, or procedure. Pigs have been the most commonly used animals in such experiments because of their anatomical features being similar to those of a human being. Pigs have provided a perfect cardiac surgery model necessary for comparative studies of laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Lomanto et al. (10) used the Zeus robot for cholecystectomy (a surgical removal of the gallbladder) in 7 pigs and, as their experience increased, Concept of application of the light-weight robot Robin Heart (“Pelikan”) in veterinary medicine: a feasibility study