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The Intelligence Layer
of Surgery
Explore how real time data, robotics, and AI are transforming the operating room from smarter decisions at the table to safer recoveries after surgery.
5 world-first systems in autonomous surgery
Five surgical systems that crossed the line into genuine autonomy, from Johns Hopkins' STAR and SRT-H to XACT Robotics' hands-free platform, verified against primary sources.
5 hours ago2 min read
SRT-H's 100% success rate was on eight non-living gallbladders
A Johns Hopkins and Stanford robot performed gallbladder surgery with no human help. The tissue wasn't alive, and the researchers say the coverage went further than they did.
4 days ago2 min read
Cosmos-H Is Training Versius, Monarch, and Dynamis Before Any of Them Touch a Patient
NVIDIA doesn't build surgical robots. Cosmos-H, Isaac for Healthcare and Jetson Thor train CMR Surgical, J&J MedTech, Medtronic and LEM Surgical's systems before any of them reach a patient.
6 days ago3 min read
Two Robots Have Crossed Into Decision-Making. Neither Is Available to a Surgeon.
Nine surgical robots placed on a six-level autonomy ladder, sourced to FDA filings and peer-reviewed studies. Only two make a decision — neither is for sale.
Aug 263 min read
Hugo, Versius, and Ottava Don't Claim Autonomy. Da Vinci Does, Barely.
Four surgical robotics companies, four autonomy claims checked against their actual FDA filings. Only one uses the word autonomy at all.
Aug 222 min read
Every Surgical Robot Claims Autonomy. Only Six Levels of It Exist.
Every surgical robot claims some flavor of AI or autonomy. Here's what the words actually mean, mapped to the six real levels of robotic autonomy.
Aug 192 min read
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