Surgical robotic systems including surgical assemblies having a supercapacitor

A surgical assembly for use with a robotic arm, the surgical assembly comprising:

• an outer housing configured to be selectively coupled to a robotic arm, the outer housing having a supercapacitor attached to an inner surface of the outer housing, wherein the supercapacitor is a thin-film graphene supercapacitor coated on the inner surface of the outer housing, wherein the outer housing further includes a faraday cage attached to the inner surface of the outer housing, and wherein the supercapacitor is deposited over the faraday cage;
• a power pack disposed within the outer housing and rotatable relative to the outer housing, the power pack configured to non-rotatably couple to a surgical instrument such that the surgical instrument and power pack are configured to rotate together, wherein the power pack drives functionality of the surgical instrument, and wherein the super capacitor is disposed between the outer housing and the power pack;
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• an electric motor disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the power pack and configured to affect the rotation of the power pack relative to the outer housing, wherein the supercapacitor is in electric communication with the electric motor and configured to supply a direct current to the electric motor to generate a braking torque.