Method and apparatus for positioning a workstation for controlling a robotic system

A method for positioning an input device of a workstation for use by a user in controlling a robotic surgery system, the input device being operable to generate input signals representing a position of a hand controller moveable within an input device workspace, the method comprising:

• receiving input indicative of an ergonomic vertical position of the hand controller;
• determining the ergonomic vertical position based on a vertical position of the hand controller being positioned at an initialization position;
• and
• causing a platform of the workstation on which the hand controller is mounted to move vertically to position at least the hand controller at the ergonomic vertical position,
• wherein the hand controller comprises a right hand controller configured to receive input from a user's right hand and a left hand controller configured to receive input from a user's left hand, and wherein determining the ergonomic vertical position comprises determining the ergonomic vertical position based on the vertical position of at least one of the left hand controller or the right hand controller being positioned at the initialization position.