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Toumai at Aalst, Belgium

The Toumai Endoscopic Surgical Robot is MicroPort MedBot's flagship laparoscopic surgical robotics system, featuring remote telesurgery capabilities. It became the world's first surgical robot to receive regulatory approval for commercial remote surgery in April 2025, and has been deployed in nearly 40 countries across six continents. Toumai has achieved 100+ commercial orders and 80+ installations worldwide, with notable deployments including Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Gemelli Hospital Italy, and AZ Delta Belgium.

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Machine-readable surfaces

AZ Delta in Belgium completed 100 cases within 10 weeks and performed Europe's first remote surgery using Toumai

Key facts

Cases
100 cases in 10 weeks
Milestone
Europe's first remote surgery

Safety record

No incidents on record for Toumai at Aalst, Belgium.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-07-15
Model
Toumai
Company
MicroPort MedBot
Location
Aalst, Belgium
Status
operational
First seen
2025-05-26
ID
d775d122-046a-415d-a976-2ca57b76b276

Timeline

  1. May 2025
    First recorded
    Toumai first documented operating at Aalst, Belgium.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Toumai operates in Aalst, Belgium. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. Toumai Robot Enables First-Ever Intra-EU Telesurgery Cases · https://microport.com/news/toumai-robot-enables-first-ever-intra-eu-telesurgery-cases · 2025-06-04
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: surgical

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the Toumai deployment at Aalst, Belgium?
Toumai, built by MicroPort MedBot, is recorded as a deployment at Aalst, Belgium on the DEPLOY registry. MicroPort MedBot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Toumai at Aalst, Belgium?
MicroPort MedBot, the manufacturer of Toumai, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Toumai deployment at Aalst, Belgium go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 26, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Toumai deployment at Aalst, Belgium?
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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