How to manually dock the da Vinci Xi robot - robotic LAR

As nice as the guided-setup of the da Vinci Xi robot is, it's not perfect and in fact can make operations nearly impossible to complete if done incorrectly. In this video I walk you through my 'top-to-bottom' approach of how to manually dock the da Vinci Xi robot without the need for targeting and get it done in seconds for an LAR. Same principles exist for every other abdominal operation.