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Medical technology giant Medtronic just committed $700 million to expand robotic surgery access worldwide. The partnership will bring two advanced surgical systems to hospitals, giving surgeons more options to help patients recover faster.
Vietnam's largest private company is betting big on the future of healthcare with a new surgical robotics subsidiary. The move puts the Southeast Asian nation on the map in a medical technology sector expected to grow from $12.5 billion to $50 billion by 2035.
Imperial College London has partnered with medical technology company Smith+Nephew to create a new center dedicated to advancing surgical robotics. The collaboration promises to speed up life-changing innovations that could transform how surgeries are performed.
Hong Kong researchers have developed AI-powered surgical robots that can independently handle tasks like tissue retraction and camera positioning through voice commands. The technology could be in operating rooms within five years, reducing surgeon workload during complex procedures.
Samsung Medical Center will lead a five-year initiative to develop AI-powered surgical robots that could transform operating rooms across Korea. The government-backed project brings together hospitals, tech companies, and research institutions to solve real problems surgeons face every day.
Johnson & Johnson just unveiled a surgical robot that hides under the operating table, taking up half the space of current systems while making procedures safer and faster. The FDA-approved Ottava system could transform how thousands of surgeries happen every year.
Over 300,000 healthcare innovators from 150 countries gathered in Shanghai to unveil breakthrough medical technologies that will transform patient care. The world's first invasive brain-computer interface and advanced surgical robots signal a new era in precision medicine.
Indonesia is investing in 40 surgical robots for public hospitals and training hundreds of surgeons to make advanced healthcare more accessible and affordable. The country aims to become a regional leader in robotic surgery while building its own medical technology industry.
A surgeon-controlled humanoid robot named Surgie just completed its first live surgeries in a standard operating room, using ordinary surgical tools to remove gallbladders from pigs. This breakthrough could bring life-saving operations to remote communities that lack access to specialized surgical care.
Johnson & Johnson's OTTAVA surgical robot just completed its first clinical trial with perfect success, and it fits in operating rooms previously too small for robotic surgery. Five of six hospitals used rooms that had never accommodated surgical robots before.
Unitree Robotics delivered more than 5,500 walking humanoid robots in 2025, outpacing American competitors by over 35 times. The milestone signals rapid progress in making advanced robotics accessible and affordable worldwide.
A robotics company celebrated 20 years by unveiling a surgical robot built specifically for operating rooms, not adapted from industrial machines. The lightweight arm could make advanced robotic surgery more accessible to hospitals everywhere.
A South Korean medical robotics company just raised $94 million and became a billion-dollar "unicorn" with a mission to make advanced surgery accessible worldwide. LivsMed's robotic systems are already performing procedures across continents.
As delivery robots roll through 20 US cities, they're creating an unexpected workforce of "robot wranglers" who rescue stuck bots, clean sensors, and keep fleets running. Charlie Snodgrass went from delivering food himself to managing the robots that replaced him—earning $54,000 a year in a job that didn't exist five years ago.
China's robotics industry exploded in 2025, shipping 18,000 humanoid robots worldwide—a 508% jump from the previous year. Inside a Beijing innovation park, robots are now threading needles, running marathons, and transforming how we think about AI's future.
After two million robotic procedures worldwide, medical device giant Stryker just launched a handheld robotic system that makes knee replacement surgery easier for doctors and safer for patients. The breakthrough tool guides surgeons with precision without requiring the complex setup of traditional surgical robots.
Two humanoid robots just successfully performed live gallbladder removal surgeries, marking a breakthrough that could bring expert surgical care to rural areas and disaster zones. The lightweight robots worked alongside human surgeons and even completed one operation independently.
A British photographer with no robotics training rallied friends to build a life-size walking robot using "air muscles" instead of motors. Their weekly spaghetti dinners and scrap-yard finds launched a company that's still pioneering robotics today.
After six years of innovation challenges, Johnson & Johnson just won FDA approval for Ottava, the first surgical robot that disappears into the operating table when not in use. This breakthrough frees up to 50% more space in operating rooms while giving surgeons cutting-edge robotic precision.
China's Robot Valley in Shenzhen has become the world's epicenter for robotics innovation, home to over 200 companies producing humanoid robots that can now outrun Olympic athletes. The region's lightning-fast supply chains and university partnerships are turning morning research into afternoon prototypes, reshaping the future of manufacturing.
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