http://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0312/c90000-20288366.html

A team from a Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai has performed a remote non-invasive surgery on a patient with a glottic tumor in Kashgar, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This first-of-its-kind throat surgical robot used could become the standard method for tumor removal in the throat, allowing patients to access top-tier medical expertise from other provinces through remote robotic surgeries. The robot, developed by the Chinese medical company Borns based in the Chengdu High-tech Zone, leverages advanced AI large model technology and achieves submillimeter-level instrument control. The embodied intelligence algorithm ensures real-time 3D reconstruction and force feedback with hair-thin precision, and the domestic supply chain reduces equipment costs, cutting overall surgery costs to one-fifth.

Borns company has initiated clinical collaborations in countries including Germany, the US, and Japan.