Surgical & Clinical Robot Leaderboard

1 robot · ranked by SRMX

#	Robot	Status	Autonomy	DoF	Payload	Speed	Conf.	SRMX
1	🇺🇸 da Vinci 5Intuitive Surgical	commercial	teleoperated	—	—	—	high	58.0

Best surgical robots in 2026: who leads and why

One surgical robot is ranked so far: da Vinci 5 by Intuitive Surgical, scoring 58.0 on the SRMX. A ranking of one is a baseline, not a contest — this table grows as records clear the same two-independent-sources review as everything else.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best surgical robot in 2026?

On the SRMX, da Vinci 5 by Intuitive Surgical scores highest, at 58.0 out of 100. Scores are computed from published specifications and deployments, each checked against at least two independent sources.

How are surgical robots ranked here?

By the Surgical Robot Metric (SRMX), a 0–100 composite of autonomy & intelligence (15%), manipulation & dexterity (35%), hardware & engineering (20%) and commercial readiness & deployment (30%), normalised against reference scales specific to surgical robots. The weights are published and the scores are reproducible from public specifications.

Reading the table. SRMX is the weighted composite (0–100) for this category, normalised against surgical & clinical-specific reference scales. “Autonomy” shows the demonstrated mode — teleoperated systems are capped low regardless of hardware. “Conf.” is the data-confidence grade for that robot's specs. Click any row for the full breakdown and sources.

These rankings are not comparable across categories. Each category has its own index, its own pillar weights and its own reference scales, so a score of 71 on the SRMX and a score of 71 on another leaderboard answer different questions. Only autonomy and commercial readiness are scored from ladders that mean the same thing everywhere. Why →