Robot model
Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System
Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System is a surgical robot from EndoQuest Robotics, currently in pilot deployment.
- Manufacturer
- EndoQuest Robotics
- Form factor
- surgical
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 5
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System, a surgical by EndoQuest Robotics (pilot): 5 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.
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Key facts
PARADIGM trial (reported, Jan 2026)
Clinical milestones (reported, Jan 2026)
Funding (reported, Jan 2026)
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (5)
AdventHealth in Orlando is one of five clinical trial sites in the PARADIGM trial evaluating the ELS System.
HCA Healthcare in Houston is one of five clinical trial sites in the PARADIGM trial evaluating the ELS System.
Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland is one of five clinical trial sites in the PARADIGM trial evaluating the ELS System.
Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale is one of five clinical trial sites in the PARADIGM trial.
EndoQuest announced installation of the first ELS System at Brigham and Women's Hospital in August 2022.
Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Houston, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Orlando, Florida, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Mayo Clinic (Scottsdale)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Safety record
No incidents on record for Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
- https://www.massdevice.com/endoquest-gets-fda-green-light-to-initiate-final-stage-of-surgical-robot-trial/
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/endoquest-robotics-secures-series-d-120000732.html
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260112765182/en/EndoQuest-to-Bring-AI-Powered-Vision-and-Precision-to-Endoluminal-Robotic-Surgery-with-NVIDIA-IGX-Thor
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System.
Companies (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: surgical
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System.Recent coverage
Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
EndoQuest Robotics Finishes Enrollment in Surgical Robot Study
EndoQuest Robotics Announces Completion of Enrollment in the PARADIGM Trial
EndoQuest Advances Multicenter PARADIGM Trial with Completion of Procedures at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
EndoQuest Earns FDA Approval for Last Stage of PARADIGM Trial
EndoQuest gets FDA green light to initiate final stage of surgical robot trial
EndoQuest Receives FDA Approval to Initiate Final Stage of PARADIGM Trial
EndoQuest to Bring AI-Powered Vision and Precision to Endoluminal Robotic Surgery with NVIDIA IGX Thor
EndoQuest to add AI-powered vision to surgical robot through Nvidia collab
EndoQuest Robotics completes first robotic ESD procedure at Mayo Clinic
EndoQuest Robotics reports first gastroenterologist case in endoluminal robot trial
World’s First Fully Robotic Procedure by a Gastroenterologist Completed Using EndoQuest’s Endoluminal Surgical System in the PARADIGM Trial
EndoQuest Robotics Secures Series D-2 Funding Round
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/endoquest-els.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/c156c3ce-ec4e-496e-aeef-28a6a9af4e77
- Revision history: /models/endoquest-els/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 91st percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap -16.2, 32nd widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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: Oct 21, 2026