A stabilization device for stabilizing a robotic arm is provided attached at a fixing point on a predefined side of an operating table is provided. The stabilization device comprises a first fixation device configured to attach the stabilization device to the robotic arm, a support structure joined to the first fixation device, and a second fixation device joined to the support structure, the second fixation device being configured to fix the stabilization device to the operating table. The first fixation device is attachable to the robotic arm, and the stabilization device is configured such that the second fixation device is fixable to the operating table at a fixation location located at another place than at the predefined side of the operating table.
