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Intuitive Surgical

Sunnyvale, California, United States · Robotics · Systems / Medical & surgical · Established · intuitive.com

Intuitive Surgical develops and sells da Vinci robotic surgical systems, including the da Vinci 5 platform cleared for cardiac procedures. Its core business is medical and surgical robotics.

Robotics 100 · rank 1 · score 100 →Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Intuitive Surgical is the US surgical-robotics leader with an installed base of 11,710 da Vinci and 1,096 Ion systems (468 placed in Q2-26 alone) and 14M cumulative procedures. Q2-26 revenue was $2.89B (+19%, 85% recurring) with procedures up 16%, a fast da Vinci 5 ramp (246 placed), and H1 free cash flow of $1.8B (+71%), with guidance raised. It is the top-scored company on the list.

Latest signals

  • El Camino Health Heart and Vascular Institute began performing robotic coronary bypass surgery with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system.The Robot Report
  • Nenye Anagbogu joined Avatar Robotics after previously working with founder Colin Webb.The AI Insider
  • Intuitive Surgical generated $10.06 billion in FY2025 revenue, up 21% year over year.The AI Insider
  • Dave Rosa became CEO of Intuitive Surgical while Gary Guthart became executive chair.The AI Insider
  • SquareMind raised $18 million to advance its robotic dermatology platform.The Robot Report

12 signals name Intuitive Surgical. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • Sonder CapitalPartnership · The Robot Report
  • Funding round led by Sonder CapitalFunding round · The Robot Report
  • Q1-2026 sales growthRevenue · MassDevice
  • [object Object]Revenue band · Intuitive IR

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology10
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage10

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Medical & surgical

29Stryker · 8660Zimmer Biomet · 8165Smith+Nephew · 8188Procept BioRobotics · 78

The segment's suppliers, constraints and risers, for members.

Categories

Investment HousesInstitutional & Funds / Corporate & strategic ventureRoboticsRobotics · Systems / Medical & surgical

Questions this page answers

What does Intuitive Surgical do?

Intuitive Surgical develops and sells da Vinci robotic surgical systems, including the da Vinci 5 platform cleared for cardiac procedures. Its core business is medical and surgical robotics. Intuitive Surgical is the US surgical-robotics leader with an installed base of 11,710 da Vinci and 1,096 Ion systems (468 placed in Q2-26 alone) and 14M cumulative procedures. Q2-26 revenue was $2.89B (+19%, 85% recurring) with procedures up 16%, a fast da Vinci 5 ramp (246 placed), and H1 free cash flow of $1.8B (+71%), with guidance raised. It is the top-scored company on the list.

Where does Intuitive Surgical rank in robotics?

Intuitive Surgical ranks 1 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 100 out of 100, in Medical & surgical (Systems). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Intuitive Surgical's peers in Medical & surgical?

Stryker (rank 29), Zimmer Biomet (rank 60), Smith+Nephew (rank 65), Procept BioRobotics (rank 88).

Where is Intuitive Surgical based and when was it founded?

Intuitive Surgical is based in Sunnyvale, California, United States. Stage: Established.

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