# Toumai at Aalst, Belgium: deployment

Canonical ID: `d775d122-046a-415d-a976-2ca57b76b276`

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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-15_

- **Slug:** toumai-az-delta-belgium
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Toumai](/models/toumai.md) (id: `a371d99a-f14d-48c0-b38c-2e6cd12d4481`)
- **Company:** [MicroPort MedBot](/companies/microport-medbot.md) (id: `ebba8794-a39c-4a89-81f3-e05ff9b81428`)
- **Location:** [Aalst, Belgium](/locations/aalst-belgium.md) (id: `03e8bf41-7d15-430a-9b2e-95030d3b828c`)
- **First seen:** 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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