Section38 robots tracked
Surgical and medical robots
Robots surgeons operate with, and helpers that work in hospitals. Which are cleared by the FDA, for what, and what has gone wrong.
35 of 38 have paying customers or regulator clearance. The rest are pilots, pre-orders or demos.
01How far each has got
From demo to everyday
Each robot sits on the same five-step ladder, worked out from dated, sourced milestones. A stage says how far it has got, not how good it is.
- 1Demo only
- 2Pre-orders
- None yet
- 3Pilot
- 4Paying customers
- Assistive robot armsKinova, Assistive Innovations
- Automatic pill dispensersHero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips
- MoxiDiligent Robotics (owned by Serve Robotics since 2026)
- ObiObi
- PAROPARO Robots (Intelligent System Co.)
- Patient transfer robotsFUJI (Hug), RIKEN with Sumitomo Riko (RIBA, ROBEAR research)
- RelayRelay Robotics (formerly Savioke)
- SSi MantraSS Innovations
- TUG and Zena RX delivery robotsST Engineering Aethon
- 5Regulator-cleared or mass market
- AquaBeam and HYDROS (Aquablation)PROCEPT BioRobotics
- ARTASVenus Concept (formerly Restoration Robotics)
- CORI Surgical SystemSmith+Nephew
- CyberKnifeAccuray
- da Vinci 5Intuitive
- da Vinci SPIntuitive
- DexterDistalmotion
- ExcelsiusGPSGlobus Medical
- HugoMedtronic
- IonIntuitive
- LibertyMicrobot Medical
- LightStrikeXenex Disinfection Services
- MaestroMoon Surgical
- MakoStryker
- Mazor X Stealth EditionMedtronic (originally Mazor Robotics, Israel)
- Medical exoskeletonsLifeward (ReWalk), Wandercraft, Ekso Bionics (owned by Wandercraft since Oct 2026)
- MIRAVirtual Incision
- MonarchJohnson & Johnson (Auris Health)
- OttavaJohnson & Johnson
- ROSAZimmer Biomet
- Senhance Surgical SystemAsensus Surgical (formerly TransEnterix), owned by Karl Storz
- SymaniMMI (Medical Microinstruments)
- ToumaiMicroPort MedBot (MicroPort group)
- UPS Flight ForwardUPS (with Matternet drones)
- VersiusCMR Surgical
- YomiNeocis
02Every robot
The full list
Furthest along first. Open any robot for its track record, the maker's promises and every source.
- AquaBeam and HYDROS (Aquablation)PROCEPT BioRobotics · Prostate surgery robotSold to hospitals in the US; more than 13,100 US procedures in April to June 2026.
- ARTASVenus Concept (formerly Restoration Robotics) · Hair transplant robotSold by Venus Concept to hair-restoration clinics; the company is now privately owned.
- CORI Surgical SystemSmith+Nephew · Handheld knee surgery robotSold to hospitals and outpatient surgery centers in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, India and Canada.
- CyberKnifeAccuray · Robotic radiation treatmentSold to hospitals and cancer centers; Accuray said more than 200 were installed by mid-2010. Current models are the CyberKnife S7 and M6.
- da Vinci 5Intuitive · Multi-arm surgical robotSold to hospitals in the US and, since July 2025, in Europe. Intuitive placed 246 of them in the second quarter of 2026.
- da Vinci SPIntuitive · Single-port surgical robotSold to hospitals in the US since 2018 and in other countries, including Korea. About 95 of the roughly 1,790 da Vinci robots Intuitive placed in 2024 were SP systems.
- DexterDistalmotion · Compact keyhole-surgery robotIn use in Europe and, since late 2024, at US hospitals and outpatient centers such as UC San Diego Health and AdventHealth.
- ExcelsiusGPSGlobus Medical · Spine surgery robotIn use in hospitals in the US since late 2017, and in Europe since 2018.
- HugoMedtronic · Modular surgical robotSold in more than 35 countries. In the US it is cleared only for urology (for example prostate surgery) and has been in use since February 2026.
- IonIntuitive · Lung biopsy robotIn hospitals in 10 countries. Intuitive reported 1,096 Ion systems installed as of 30 June 2026.
- LibertyMicrobot Medical · Blood-vessel procedure robotOn sale across the US since April 2026; first hospital was Emory University Hospital in Atlanta (Nov 2025).
- LightStrikeXenex Disinfection Services · UV disinfection robotUsed in more than 1,200 hospitals and healthcare sites worldwide, the company says.
- MaestroMoon Surgical · Robotic surgical assistantUsed in US hospitals and outpatient surgery centers (for example Lee Health in Florida and Surgeon's Point Surgery Center in Texas) and in France.
- MakoStryker · Joint replacement robotSold to hospitals in 47 countries, Stryker says, with more than 2.5 million operations done by July 2026.
- Mazor X Stealth EditionMedtronic (originally Mazor Robotics, Israel) · Spine surgery robotIn use in hospitals; an FDA recall record from January 2026 lists 549 Mazor X systems in use.
- Medical exoskeletonsLifeward (ReWalk), Wandercraft, Ekso Bionics (owned by Wandercraft since Oct 2026) · Powered walking leg bracesIn rehab centres around the world (Wandercraft says more than 700 use its Atalante X or EksoNR), and on prescription for home use in the US (ReWalk Personal, Indego Personal, Wandercraft Eve).
- MIRAVirtual Incision · Miniature surgical robotOn sale in the US for colon surgery; gynecology use cleared but not yet launched.
- MonarchJohnson & Johnson (Auris Health) · Lung biopsy robotIn US hospitals, and since July 2026 at a hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, its first use in the Middle East.
- OttavaJohnson & Johnson · Table-mounted surgical robotAuthorized in the US since July 2026 for 10 upper-belly operations. Johnson & Johnson said it would launch it first with selected US customers.
- ROSAZimmer Biomet · Joint replacement robotThe FDA cleared the ROSA Knee System through the 510(k) route (K182964). The application was filed by Orthosoft, a Zimmer Biomet company.
- Senhance Surgical SystemAsensus Surgical (formerly TransEnterix), owned by Karl Storz · Keyhole surgery robotBeing phased out: in June 2026 Karl Storz said it would begin an orderly end of service for Senhance.
- SymaniMMI (Medical Microinstruments) · Microsurgery robotUsed in hospitals in Europe, and in the US since 2024 (first US cases at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center).
- ToumaiMicroPort MedBot (MicroPort group) · Keyhole surgery robotApproved in China; CE-marked in the EU for remote surgery since June 2026; also used in South Korea and in remote operations in Africa and Asia.
- UPS Flight ForwardUPS (with Matternet drones) · Drone delivery airlineThe FAA gave UPS Flight Forward permission to fly drones beyond the operator's line of sight, so it could deliver small packages with Matternet M2 drones.
- VersiusCMR Surgical · Modular surgical robotUsed in hospitals in more than 30 countries, the company says. In the US it is cleared only for gallbladder removal, and US sales began in 2026.
- YomiNeocis · Dental implant robotUsed by dental surgeons across the US.
- Assistive robot armsKinova, Assistive Innovations · Wheelchair-mounted robot armSold through medical equipment suppliers. In California, Medi-Cal (the state health plan for low-income people) has covered these arms since September 2024; some other insurers still refuse to pay.
- Automatic pill dispensersHero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips · Home medication dispenserSold by monthly subscription in the US (Hero), and supplied through care and health programmes in the US and parts of Europe (Spencer).
- MoxiDiligent Robotics (owned by Serve Robotics since 2026) · Hospital delivery robotIn more than 25 US hospitals, the company says (August 2026). Named sites include Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Rochester General Hospital in New York.
- ObiObi · Robotic feeding aidSold in the US and, the maker says, in over 20 countries; US veterans who qualify can get one at no cost.
- PAROPARO Robots (Intelligent System Co.) · Therapy robot sealUsed in nursing homes and hospitals; sold in the US since 2009.
- Patient transfer robotsFUJI (Hug), RIKEN with Sumitomo Riko (RIBA, ROBEAR research) · Patient lifting robotSold to care homes across Japan through nursing-care dealers (FUJI's Hug). The best-known lifting robots, RIBA and ROBEAR, stayed research prototypes and were never used in care homes.
- RelayRelay Robotics (formerly Savioke) · Indoor delivery robotWorking in US hospitals and hotels; the company says its robots work in more than 30 major US hospitals.
- SSi MantraSS Innovations · Multi-arm surgery robot224 systems in 12 countries as of mid-2026, mostly outside the US; not yet FDA-cleared.
- TUG and Zena RX delivery robotsST Engineering Aethon · Hospital delivery robotIn use at hundreds of customer sites, mostly US hospitals such as Mercy St. Louis, University Health and AdventHealth Orlando; the company says they make about 5 million deliveries a year.
- JASPER (formerly Oryom)ForSight Robotics · Eye surgery robotOnly in a clinical study so far; not FDA-cleared and not on sale in the US.
- Matternet M2Matternet · Delivery droneMatternet presented a new drone, the M3, with paid service aimed for the second half of 2027. The M3 does not yet have an FAA type certificate, the FAA's sign-off on an aircraft design.
- Vicarious Surgical Robotic SystemVicarious Surgical · Single-incision surgery robotNowhere: never sold, and the company was shut down and its assets put up for liquidation in July 2026.
