# Ottava at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `f52d8a48-bd30-4b4a-9a2d-0e994d00158c`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [J&J MedTech surgical robotics (featuring Ottava)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeg332NCjo). _Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson_. Johnson & Johnson MedTech's surgical-robotics brand film, which features its Ottava soft-tissue surgical robot (no Ottava-specific video exists on the official channel). A surgeon-teleoperated system, not autonomous.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** jnj-ottava-us
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Ottava](/models/jnj-ottava.md) (id: `d78c50a9-6fd6-4296-9254-9f66d2360efb`)
- **Company:** [Johnson & Johnson](/companies/johnson-and-johnson.md) (id: `766676f2-56d0-4910-81dc-03703d6c9c40`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **J&J MedTech Ottava product page** · https://www.jnjmedtech.com/en-US/product/ottava
2. **J&J Ottava press releases** · https://www.jnj.com/tag/ottava

## Common questions

### What is the Ottava deployment at United States?

Ottava, built by Johnson & Johnson, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Johnson & Johnson operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ottava at United States?

Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of Ottava, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ottava deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ottava deployment at United States?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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