In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, Tony Jarc, Sr. Director of Digital & Machine Learning at Intuitive, walks us through the evolving landscape of surgical robotics.

CMR Surgical announced today that it raised a funding round worth $165 million (£133 million) and hit a milestone with its surgical robot.

Virtual Incision announced that it added a $30 million extension to its previous $46 million Series C financing round.

The latest evolution of the Maestro System focuses on manufacturing scalability, together with increased capability and has simplified both usability and training.

Vicarious Surgical Inc. announced it has signed a strategic development agreement with Intermountain Health, a U.S. healthcare system.

Intuitive president Dave Rosa identified two technologies that are going to advance surgical robotics.

Asensus Surgical announced its second-quarter financial results and shared an update on its Luna surgical robot platform.

Researchers at EPFL have developed a robotic system that allows surgeons to control two robotic arms using haptic foot interfaces.

The Moon Surgical Maestro robotic surgery system faces some stiff competition — and the device developer plans to use that to its advantage.

Titan Medical recently announced it entered into a licensing agreement with Intuitive Surgical and that the company’s CEO is resigning.

Noah Medical’s Galaxy System was used for the first time in the US at the University of Chicago Medicine by Dr. Kyle Hogarth. 

Moon Surgical announced today that it raised $55.4 million and appointed a surgical robotics veteran as the chair of its board.

The Galaxy surgical robot features advanced imaging technologies that provide real-time location updates for potentially cancerous lesions.

Alphatec announced that it acquired all assets related to the REMI robotic navigation system from Fusion Robotics.

Noah Medical plans to use the funding to meet the rising demand for its Galaxy System, a system for navigated robotic bronchoscopy.

What is the best architectural approach to use when developing medical robots? MedAcuity’s Tom Amlicke will explore this topic at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

The layoffs will reduce cash burn and boost R&D spending to get a quality robotic surgery system “out the door fast.”

Auris Health, an Ethicon subsidiary, received FDA clearance for Monarch for endourological procedures in May 2022.

Ronovo Surgical announced that it closed a new round of financing, bringing its total funds raised to more than $50 million since 2020.

New features from Asensus Surgical include 3D measurement, digital tagging and image enhancement.

The single-column, multiple-arm design of conventional surgical robots limits the angle of approach when multiple instruments are deployed. This is the main challenge that needs to be overcome.

Intuitive Surgical released preliminary Q4 results that included a revenue miss, but the company expects da Vinci surgical robot procedures to grow.