# Robert Younge: person

Canonical ID: `bfc106c8-1182-43fa-8bcf-206005eac498`

Electrical engineer who co-founded Intuitive Surgical in 1995 and led early technical development of the da Vinci system as its first CTO; previously co-founded ultrasound maker Acuson.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Foundings (1)

- [Intuitive Surgical](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) founded 1995-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Intuitive Surgical](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) Co-founder (first CTO) (secondary-verified)

## Education (1)

- Stanford University (reported)

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuitive_Surgical


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