A sterile adaptor, a sterile drape with the integrated sterile adaptor,
and a telerobotic surgical system including the sterile drape with a
drape interface are provided. The adaptor, drape, and system allow for
draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system to maintain a sterile
barrier between the sterile surgical field and the non-sterile robotic
system while also providing an interface for transferring mechanical and
electrical energy and signals between a robotic arm and a surgical
instrument in the sterile field.