A single-surgeon's experience of robotic (RPN) versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) has been reported. Despite patients having RPN being more morbid with more-complex tumours, operative time, intraoperative and postoperative complications and positive margin rates were all lower in the RPN group. The better operative outcomes and lower morbidity suggest that RPN is likely to become the standard technique for partial nephrectomy.