SurgRob
Expert coverage of surgical and medical robotics research and industry developments
Article Intro - Humanoid for MIS
Liang et al. present LapSurgie, a humanoid‑robot‑based framework that teleoperates handheld laparoscopic instruments for minimally invasive surgery. The system uses an inverse‑mapping algorithm that respects remote‑center‑of‑motion constraints, allowing off‑the‑shelf tools to be manipulated without custom adapters. A stereo‑vision console provides real‑time feedback, and a multi‑platform user study demonstrates precision comparable to dedicated surgical robots. By leveraging a humanoid platform that fits existing operating rooms, LapSurgie aims to bring robotic laparoscopy to low‑resource and rural hospitals.
ORena SAVE FOCUS Challenge
The OR‑ARENA SAVE FOCUS Challenge invites AI researchers to improve long‑context vision‑language models for surgery, aiming to prevent retained surgical items by tracking and counting objects in real time. Organizers provide a massive dataset of over 100,000 VQA pairs from...
CIS News
The CIS news roundup spotlights a surge of activity in medical robotics, from Johnson & Johnson’s OTTAVA system posting positive clinical trial results to Sentante earning a CE mark for its endovascular platform. Ezmedibot was chosen for the 2026 Innovative...
Article Intro - MICCAI Endoscopic Imaging Challenge
The MICCAI conference has launched the Open Suturing Skills Vision‑Based Assessment Challenge for 2024‑2025, the first large‑scale competition to evaluate open‑surgery proficiency using computer‑vision techniques. Organizers released a curated dataset of high‑resolution video recordings annotated with surgical outcomes, OSATS scores,...
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On May 31, 2026, the Robiopsy consortium announced the successful completion of REGOLUS, a prototype biopsy robot developed under the EU‑funded Robiopsy project. The milestone demonstrates that the system can perform precise, minimally invasive tissue sampling using advanced imaging and...
Quote of the Day - "Sentire Endoscopic Surgical System in Now CE Marked"
On May 29 2026, Cornerstone Robotics announced that its Sentire Endoscopic Surgical System secured European Union CE‑mark certification under the Medical Device Regulation. The approval covers minimally invasive procedures across general surgery, gynecology, thoracic and urology specialties. CE marking validates the system’s...
Video Wednesday
Neuralink showcased a new surgical robot that can insert hundreds of ultra‑fine, flexible threads, each carrying thousands of electrodes, into targeted neurons with micron‑level precision. The system actively avoids blood vessels and adapts to real‑time brain motion, minimizing tissue trauma....
Articel Intro - LLM in Medical Robotics
The IEEE technical review explores how large language models (LLMs) are being woven into medical robotics, turning machines into language‑aware collaborators that can understand nuanced clinical instructions. It outlines core techniques—fine‑tuning, prompt engineering, and multimodal integration—that boost precision, adaptability, and...
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Surgerii Robotics unveiled its SHURUI single‑port surgical robot at the IRCAD conference on May 10, 2026. The system is engineered to perform complex laparoscopic procedures through a single 2‑cm incision, promising reduced trauma and faster recovery. SHURUI’s debut featured live demonstrations that...
New Special Issue of TMRB
The IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (T‑MRB) has issued a special edition tied to the 13th CRAS conference and the upcoming ICORR 2025, spotlighting the latest surgical‑robotics research presented in Odense, Denmark. The in‑person CRAS 2024 event featured...
CIS News
The latest roundup of surgical‑robotics news shows a surge of regulatory wins, funding rounds, and first‑in‑human procedures. Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS platform earned a CE mark and was deployed by U.S. surgeons for the first time, while EndoQuest secured $30 million to...
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SSI Mantra announced the Vimana drone‑based surgical system, a portable platform that launches autonomous drones to deliver sterile operating kits and real‑time tele‑medicine support to frontline combat zones. The system pairs a lightweight surgical module with AI‑driven diagnostics, enabling medics...
Number of the Day - 1st in World Autonomous Cataract Surgery
Israeli startup ForSight Robotics performed the world’s first fully robot‑assisted cataract surgery using its JASPER platform. The autonomous system completed the entire procedure—from incision to lens extraction—under surgeon supervision, reporting no complications and immediate visual improvement for the patient. The...
Article Intro - Open-H to Support Foundation Models in Surgical Robotics
The Open-H-Embodiment Consortium, coordinated by NVIDIA and Johns Hopkins, released the largest open dataset of medical‑robotic video paired with synchronized kinematics. Spanning more than 49 institutions and six robot platforms—including da Vinci, Versius, and MIRA—the collection covers surgical manipulation, ultrasound, and...
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Flickstop’s latest post showcases a chart ranking the top ten surgical robots worldwide for 2026, detailing each system’s rank, country of origin, manufacturer, and specialty. Earlier entries highlight a pandemic‑response robot designed for material handling, disinfection, temperature checks, and patrol...