#$%^&*AU2014256342A120141120.pdf#####SURGICAL ATTACHMENT FOR USE WITH A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM ABSTRACT A surgical attachment (15), comprising a housing (70) including at least one electrical interface configured to operatively couple to a manipulation unit (10) and a power source (45) including a plurality of power cells (90), the power source (45) being configured to accumulate stored electrical energy during a first state and to independently discharge at least a portion of the stored electrical energy to power the surgical attachment (15) during a second state.