The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Medicaroid: 1 model, 5 deployments across 3 regions. 1 source back the record.
CategorySurgical robots
Overview
Japanese medical robotics company and joint venture of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex, developing the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System — Japan's first domestically manufactured robotic-assisted surgery platform. Medicaroid obtained Japanese regulatory approval in 2020, received CE mark under MDR in July 2026 for European market entry, and has expanded across Asia-Pacific with approvals in Singapore (2023), Malaysia (2024), and Vietnam (2026). Approximately 20,000 procedures have been performed globally with the hinotori system.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Chairman
Parent companies
Product
Japan approval
CE mark
Asia-Pacific approvals
Procedures performed
Surgical specialties
Financial stage
Data & sources
News coverage
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Medicaroid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kawasaki Heavy Industries1× joint2 total
- 2Sysmex1× joint
Most recent
- with Kawasaki Heavy Industriesoperating
Medicaroid on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Aug 2024. Explore where Medicaroid's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalhinotori at Mahkota Medical Centre →Malaysia · verified Aug 2024
- operationalhinotori at Singapore General Hospital →Southeast Asia · verified Jan 2024
- operationalhinotori at Shizuoka Cancer Center →Japan · verified Dec 2023
- operationalhinotori at Hiroshima University Hospital →Japan · verified Jan 2022
- operationalhinotori at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC) →Japan · verified Dec 2020
View the full Medicaroid deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Koji Muneto CEO & PresidentSEC-verified
- Yasuhiko Hashimoto Chairman of the BoardSEC-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Medicaroid.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Medicaroid5 deployments
Recent coverage
Medicaroid in third-party press
Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Medicaroid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Kawasaki Heavy Industriesoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kawasaki Heavy Industries1× joint2 total
- 2Sysmex1× joint
Timeline
Every recorded move in Medicaroid’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipKawasaki Heavy Industries x Sysmex — Medicaroid JV
2013-01-01Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex jointly established Medicaroid in 2013 in Kobe, Japan to develop robotic-assisted surgery systems. Kawasaki contributes industrial robotics expertise; Sysmex contributes diagnostic instruments and medical device expertise. The JV produced the hinotori Surgical Robot System, Japan's first domestic surgical robot.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 1, 2024
hinotori at Mahkota Medical Centre
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
hinotori at Singapore General Hospital
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2023
hinotori at Shizuoka Cancer Center
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
hinotori at Hiroshima University Hospital
Sources (1)
- MedTech Dive · https://medtechdive.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Medicaroid.Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Medicaroid from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Medicaroid wins Europe's CE mark for Hinotori surgical robot
Medicaroid received the CE mark for its Hinotori surgical robot, enabling European market entry. The joint venture of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex has performed ~20,000…
Medicaroid Receives Regulatory Approval in Vietnam for the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System
Medicaroid received regulatory approval in Vietnam for the hinotori Surgical Robot System, continuing its Asia-Pacific expansion after Singapore and Malaysia.
Medicaroid — Company Message and Background
Medicaroid was jointly established by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex in 2013 in Kobe, Japan, to develop robotic-assisted surgery systems for an aging society. Obtained…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/medicaroid.md
- RSS feed: /companies/medicaroid/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/49558301-5893-4431-a587-8a683c199c8f
- Revision history: /companies/medicaroid/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
Video
Full in depth how to use the Medicaroid Hinotori soft tissue surgical robot. Deep instructions on how to set up and tear down - all about the way the boom works - the surgeon console and the instruments. In depth review
Take a look at Medicaroid’s hinotori™ inside the OR. hinotori™ was developed as a robotic-assisted surgery system to reproduce the surgeon’s sensitive movement
Testing out Medicaroid's hinotori™ at Orsi Academy. hinotori™ was developed as a robotic-assisted surgery system to reproduce the surgeon’s sensitive movement,
This video will provide you into a quick sneak peak about Medicaroid, its history and about our product hinotori™! hinotori™ is the first surgical robot system
Videos courtesy of Medicaroid, www.medicaroid.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/medicaroid-europe-gmbh
Here I delve deep into the Japanese surgical robot Hinotori by Medicaroid. A large format boom robot used to perform robotic laparoscopic surgery. This is for
Medicaroid is extremely grateful to share the story and the growth of our company, our people, and especially our product- hinotori™. Our proud founders, Hash
A Grand Milestone in a Growing Partnership! 🚀 At Medicaroid Europe GmbH, we believe that strong partnerships are the cornerstone of innovation and growth. W
We visited Medicaroid in Belgium to take a look at their hinotori™ robotic assisted surgery system. hinotori™ was developed as a robotic-assisted surgery syst
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Medicaroid draws attention at the 58th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap -16.4, 30th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 3, 2026