Robot model
Toumai
The Toumai Endoscopic Surgical Robot is MicroPort MedBot's flagship laparoscopic surgical robotics system, featuring remote telesurgery capabilities.
- Manufacturer
- MicroPort MedBot
- Form factor
- surgical
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 8
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Toumai, a surgical by MicroPort MedBot (commercial): 8 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts
Manufacturer
Type
Maturity
Deployments
Data & sources
Press releases
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Toumai. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (8)
- Toumai at Sao Paulo, Braziloperational
Hospital Nove de Julho completed Latin America's first commercial remote human surgery using Toumai
- Toumai at Bangkok, Thailandoperational
Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand's top teaching hospital, designated as official national training center for Toumai
- Toumai at Mumbai, Indiaoperational
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital performed 50+ urology procedures and began multi-specialty expansion within first month
- Toumai at Casablanca, Moroccooperational
Four installations in Morocco with over 500 surgeries performed
- Toumai at Luanda, Angolaoperational
World's first FDA-IDE approved USA-Africa robotic telesurgery performed at Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento Hospital Complex in Luanda.
- Toumai at Aalst, Belgiumoperational
AZ Delta in Belgium completed 100 cases within 10 weeks and performed Europe's first remote surgery using Toumai
- Toumai at Romeoperational
Gemelli Hospital in Italy completed over 50 cases using Toumai
- Toumai at Abu Dhabioperational
Deployed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, one of the Middle East's top-ranked medical centers
Toumai on the deployment map
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Recent activity
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- Record createdJul 15, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 14, 2025
at Luanda, Angola
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 26, 2025
at Aalst, Belgium
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Mumbai, India
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Casablanca, Morocco
Safety record
No incidents on record for Toumai.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
- Toumai Surgical Robot Achieves Global Commercialization Milestone with 100 Orders · https://microport.com/news/toumai-surgical-robot-achieves-global-commercialization-milestone-with-100-orders
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High 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
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Toumai.Recent coverage
Toumai in third-party press
Milestones for China’s medical AI as robot wins EU nod and model tops benchmark - South China Morning Post
MicroPort MedBot Wins Landmark EU CE Mark for Toumai Remote Surgical Robot - The Globe and Mail
Brazilian president calls China-developed surgical robot ‘incredible’; device set world record for longest-distance remote surgery in March, company rep tells GT - Global Times
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 Toumai from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Milestones for China’s medical AI as robot wins EU nod and model tops benchmark - South China Morning Post
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MicroPort MedBot Wins Landmark EU CE Mark for Toumai Remote Surgical Robot - The Globe and Mail
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Brazilian president calls China-developed surgical robot ‘incredible’; device set world record for longest-distance remote surgery in March, company rep tells GT - Global Times
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Chinese Surgical Robots Surpass Da Vinci in Domestic Market Share, Expanding into Global Remote Surgery - Pandaily
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China’s MedBot tests autonomous AI surgery robot on pig - Tech in Asia
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Chinese robot conducts complex operation on pig without human intervention - South China Morning Post
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Microport laparoscopic surgical robot wins regulatory nod in China - MassDevice
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Microport’s laparoscopic surgical robot cleared in China - BioWorld News
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Kuwaiti doctor performs region’s first remote robotic prostatectomy - Kuwait Times
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How world's longest remote surgery was performed - NewsBytes
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French doctor uses Chinese robot to perform remote cancer surgery for patient in Morocco - Xinhua
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MICROPORT® MEDBOT™'S TOUMAI™ ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM COMPLETES MULTIPLE LANDMARK ROBOTIC TELESURGERY CASES IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA IN THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA - PR Newswire
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/toumai.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/a371d99a-f14d-48c0-b38c-2e6cd12d4481
- Revision history: /models/toumai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Toumai draws attention at the 42nd percentile but verifies reality at the 92nd percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap -49.6, 40th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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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: Aug 30, 2026