It's Big in Japan - a super deep dive into Hinotori by Medicaroid
- Steve Bell
- Sep 23, 2025
- 1 min read
During the SICO meeting in Rome last week - held at the Gemelli Hopsital. I was able to attend a 1:on:1 personal training session for the soft tissue robot from Japan - Hinotori.
In this video you can find all the details of Hinotori - how it works, how you set it up. How you set the pivot points, attach instruments and get it ready for surgery. I go in depth on the instruments and how to use the console, drape, and get the most from the system.
I end with my unbiased review (I was not paid to do this... this was my time.)
Sincere thanks to the Medicaroid team for doing this with me and letting you see everything about the system.
I did get a lot of comments from people saying "It's like a Da Vinci 5" - but to be clear - this came out well before the Intuitive da Vinci 5 - so you have to give credit to Medicaroid for setting the pace this time - especially for the console. Tell me what you think !
