During an emergency system failure, what is the first manual step a surgical team should perform to safely disengage robotic arms?

The first manual step a surgical team should perform during an emergency system failure is to press the emergency release button on each robotic arm. This button is a physical control located on the arm itself that immediately disengages the robotic joints, allowing the arm to be moved manually by the surgical team. This step is critical because, during a system failure, the robotic system may lose power or become unresponsive, making it impossible to move the arms through normal software commands. By pressing the emergency release, the robotic arm becomes unlocked so it can be safely repositioned or removed from the patient without causing injury. Each arm must be handled carefully to avoid applying pressure to the surgical site or damaging tissue as it is retracted. The emergency release is designed to bypass all software systems, ensuring that the team can always manually remove the instruments even if the main system is completely down.