At the beginning of September, our team at Sanzar had the opportunity to take a significant step forward in the development of autonomous robotic systems for surgery. At the facilities of Hospital Virtual Valdecilla, in a real surgical environment, we validated our robotic system prototype together with specialized surgeons and our partners at IDIVAL.
During these trials, we used hydrogel material with more than 90% water content, which accurately simulates the characteristics of human tissue. The system demonstrated autonomous capabilities in critical tasks such as preventing collisions between robotic arms, avoiding tissue tears, and performing cuts and sutures in a fully autonomous manner.
A Decisive Milestone
This validation represents a key milestone on our path toward autonomous robotic surgery. Being able to test our technologies in a clinically relevant environment, backed by the expertise of IDIVAL and with the support of the European Space Agency through the ESA Spark program, brings us significantly closer to our goal of revolutionizing minimally invasive surgery.
