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I work with a limited number of companies a year that need my help and expertise with strategies and commercialisation in surgical and health robotics. If you'd like some help...
The Arms race in surgical robotics - why they are so important in design choice
In surgical robotics the arm design is everything - from Z-rails to V-wrists - to no arms - which is the winner
Steve Bell
May 28, 202522 min read
Endolumenal robotics moves ahead with Endoquest and Virtuoso Surgical
Endolumenal surgery took a massive advance forwards with the first in human cases of Endoquest and Virtuoso Surgical.
Steve Bell
May 20, 20259 min read
Wristed Precision or Costly Decision? A 10-Year Review of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Surgery
Wristed Precision or Costly Decision? A 10-Year Review of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Surgery Please don't gnash your teeth at me. I'm just...
Steve Bell
May 13, 202535 min read
Dualto is a sneak peek inside Ottava
Can we draw conclusions about the design of Ottava from understanding more about Dualto
Steve Bell
May 8, 202518 min read
10 simple rules you must follow when commercialising a medical robot
Want to fail in surgical robotics? The avoid these 10 things...
Steve Bell
May 6, 20257 min read
Robotic Stapling vs Manual Stapling: The results might surprise you
Robotic or manual stapling - what should surgeons use. Well this meta analysis might offer some deep insights
Steve Bell
Apr 22, 20252 min read
Deep dive into the da Vinci SP and single port robotic surgery with Mohammad Ramadan MD FACS
Deep dive into why the Da Vinci SP may not be what you think
Steve Bell
Apr 15, 20251 min read
Version 3: Ultimate Soft Tissue Surgical Robot Comparison Chart
65 plus soft tissue surgical robotic systems compared with immense details
Steve Bell
Apr 8, 20252 min read
Breaking: Intuitive goes in on Cardiac Surgery... again
When Gary Guthart said they had cardiac on the map. I wondered when they would plant a flag in it.
Steve Bell
Apr 2, 20252 min read
AI, Robotics and YOUR future
AI and Robotics all in one video Blog
Steve Bell
Apr 1, 20251 min read
The Life and Times of Robotics & Start-Up Expert Steve Bell. Discover MedTech´s Ultimate Pundit!
The our MedTech lives podcast with Steve Bell discussing all aspects of a career in medtech
Steve Bell
Mar 28, 20251 min read
Surgical Robotics: May the Force be with you
How important is Force Feedback for surgical Robotics
Steve Bell
Mar 25, 202514 min read
With Robotics and AI have we now transitioned from Medtech to Techmed
The world is undergoing a radical shift in AI technology and healthcare is not immune. So are we MedTech or now TechMed
Steve Bell
Mar 20, 202515 min read
5 Things to watch for in surgical robotics in the next 12 months
Steve Bell Predicts 5 things that will come in the next 12 months Things are moving faster than you think. There is a massive...
Steve Bell
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Medical Device Reps Should Be a Thing of the PAST
It's done. Reps should be confined to history - because the hospitals don't want them any more and they are bad for business.
Steve Bell
Mar 5, 20251 min read
Single Port robotic surgery sucks — Am I right?
Single Port surgery has little sense. Or does it? My blog drills down into this sub sector of the surgical robotics market
Steve Bell
Mar 4, 202515 min read
Pros and Cons of different soft tissue surgical robot architectures
Not all robots are equal. Here's the pros and cons of each subclass of surgical robot by architecture
Steve Bell
Feb 27, 202515 min read
Utter shock as Unreel Robotics stuns the world of surgery with the world’s first fully autonomous soft tissue surgical robot!
Autonomous Surgery is now here and being rolled out. Unreel Robotics has left ahead of every other company on the planet.
Steve Bell
Feb 13, 202518 min read
DaVinci 5 by the numbers - What can others learn?
Intuitive and Dv5 had a spectacular launch. What do other robotics companies need to learn from this.
Steve Bell
Feb 11, 202518 min read
Has Ethicon used its reach in sutures to outsmart the other robotics companies?
Have Ethicon used an ultimate stealth. move in sutures to outsmart the other robotic companies
Steve Bell
Feb 4, 20257 min read
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