Company
ROBODOC
ROBODOC is a pioneer surgical robotics system for orthopedic surgery, developed by Dr.
- HQ
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
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Overview
ROBODOC is a pioneer surgical robotics system for orthopedic surgery, developed by Dr. William Bargar and Howard Paul in Sacramento, California. The ROBODOC Surgical System was one of the first FDA-cleared surgical robots, used for precise hip and knee replacement surgery.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting ROBODOC (1)
- ROBODOC Surgical System receives FDA 510(k) marketing clearance2026-06-30 · Regulatory action
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Recent coverage
ROBODOC in third-party press
Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Stryker2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is ROBODOC?
- ROBODOC is a pioneer surgical robotics system for orthopedic surgery, developed by Dr. William Bargar and Howard Paul in Sacramento, California. The ROBODOC Surgical System was one of the first FDA-cleared surgical robots, used for precise hip and knee replacement surgery.
- Where is ROBODOC based?
- ROBODOC is based in Sacramento, CA, USA.
- What does ROBODOC make?
- ROBODOC has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ROBODOC Surgical System (ROBODOC builds physical robots).
- Where does ROBODOC operate robots?
- ROBODOC is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Are there any incidents involving ROBODOC?
- 1 active incident involving ROBODOC is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is ROBODOC safe?
- ROBODOC has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ROBODOC.Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Stryker2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ROBODOC from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DigiMatch n ROBODOC Surgical System Receives FDA 510(k) Marketing Clearance
ROBODOC surgical system received FDA 510(k) clearance for orthopedic procedures.
How a Robot Made Medical History in Sacramento 30 Years Ago
ROBODOC, the pioneering surgical robot, celebrated 30 years since its first procedure. Dr. In K. Mun of THINK Surgical spoke at the Smithsonian acquisition ceremony.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/robodoc.md
- RSS feed: /companies/robodoc/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5f99b08a-d0a3-4d07-ab99-24eba572366a
- Revision history: /companies/robodoc/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Stryker2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model