{"title":"Intuitive Surgical vs Stryker: Medical & surgical compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/intuitive-surgical-vs-stryker","comparison":"Intuitive Surgical ranks 1 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 100; Stryker ranks 29 with 86. Intuitive Surgical is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology and leverage. Level on positioning and firepower. Intuitive Surgical is based in Sunnyvale, United States, Stryker in Portage, United States. Intuitive Surgical: Established. Stryker: Established. Intuitive Surgical is named in 12 signals and Stryker in 10.","companies":[{"name":"Intuitive Surgical","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/intuitive-surgical","city":"Sunnyvale","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"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.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":1,"score":100,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":10,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":10,"technology":10},"why":"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.","segment":"Medical & surgical","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":12,"facts_total":12},{"name":"Stryker","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/stryker","city":"Portage","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Stryker's Mako surgical-robotics franchise (within the ortho segment of Nasdaq:SYK) has 3,000+ systems installed and 2.5M procedures across 47 countries, with more than two-thirds of US Stryker knee procedures now robotic. It moved the handheld Mako RPS from limited release (February 2026) to full US launch (July 2026) with an ambulatory-surgery-center push, alongside Mako 4 multi-specialty and a shoulder application. Mako-specific figures are group-scoped and not separately disclosed.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":29,"score":86,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":10,"progress":8,"firepower":10,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Stryker sells Mako SmartRobotics and handheld robotic systems that assist surgeons in joint replacement and other orthopaedic procedures.","segment":"Medical & surgical","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":10,"facts_total":69}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}