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MedicalEye surgery robot

JASPER (formerly Oryom)

by ForSight Robotics

JASPER is a robot for cataract surgery (replacing the clouded lens of the eye), still being tested. A surgeon controls it from a distance at every step. It used to be called Oryom. ForSight Robotics press release, 6 Aug 2026

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Stage 3 of 5

Pilot

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Company-reported only
Human help
None reported
Last milestone
6 Aug 2026

01Can I get it?

Only through a trial

Where it works today
Only in a clinical study so far; not FDA-cleared and not on sale in the US. ForSight Robotics press release, 6 Aug 2026
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
A surgeon controls the robot throughout the operation; it does not operate on its own. ForSight Robotics press release, 6 Aug 2026

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

  • Said24 June 2025

    First human trials in 2025

    When it raised $125 million, ForSight said it would start its first trials in people that year. MassDevice, 24 June 2025

    Missed

    The first operation on a person was announced in April 2026.

  • Said7 April 2026

    Clinical validation and regulatory filings (no date given)

    After the first operation, ForSight said its next steps are more studies and filings with regulators. It gave no date. MassDevice, 7 Apr 2026

    Still pending

    As of August 2026 the robot was not FDA-cleared.

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass market

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    PilotThis robot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

    Placed by: ForSight said surgeons did the first cataract operation on a human patient with the robot, now renamed JASPER. The study's lead doctor is at the Asian Eye Institute in Manila, Philippines (7 April 2026).

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. All patient numbers come from the company. The exact date of the first human operation and the number of trial sites were not stated in the sources opened.