Cornerstone Robotics Showcases 'National Heavyweight' Surgical Robot on CCTV, Files for IPO

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, Cornerstone Robotics, as an outstanding representative of innovative technology enterprises in the Hong Kong Science Park, received visits from national leaders and was featured on CCTV News.

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Cornerstone Robotics was founded in the Greater Bay Area in September 2019. As a leader in China’s surgical robotics sector, its founding team comprises top global experts in medical surgical robotics with decades of industry experience.

Since its inception, the company has rapidly broken through international technical barriers, achieving breakthrough development of high-quality surgical robot products and earning high recognition from numerous top experts both domestically and internationally. Leveraging the advantages of its surgical robot technology platform, Cornerstone Robotics is deeply engaged in the fields of laparoscopic and major specialized surgeries, committed to building itself into a world-class innovative surgical robot enterprise.

Currently, the company has completed its global strategic layout in Hong Kong (China), Shenzhen, Beijing, and the United States, and established a mass production factory in Shenzhen in 2021. Leveraging the mature industrialization, stable supply chain, and strong industrial advantages of the Pearl River Delta—the “World’s Factory”—along with favorable policy incentives, Cornerstone Robotics is rooted in China, providing high-quality Chinese solutions to the world and exporting “Chinese wisdom.”

Multi-port laparoscopic surgery, commonly known as laparoscopic surgery, offers advantages such as smaller incisions and easier postoperative recovery compared to traditional open laparotomy. However, due to limitations such as lack of direct visualization, narrow field of view, and limited instrument maneuverability, multi-port laparoscopic procedures are often time-consuming, less precise, and have a restricted scope of application, making it difficult to perform complex maneuvers in confined surgical spaces. The emergence of multi-port laparoscopic surgical robots has addressed these challenges, offering benefits including minimal invasiveness, high precision, improved surgical efficiency, reduced operative time, and enhanced surgical quality.

All designs of Cornerstone Robotics’ products are centered around real-world clinical usage scenarios and needs.

Compared with multi-port laparoscopic surgical robots currently available on the market, Cornerstone Robotics has adopted a holistic design philosophy that not only addresses the needs of the lead surgeon but also accommodates the requirements of other operating room personnel, including nurses. The master controllers of the Cornerstone Robotics surgical system are lighter in weight, enabling a single nurse to rapidly complete system setup and port placement during preoperative preparation. Intraoperatively, instrument exchanges and positional adjustments can be performed swiftly. With higher sensitivity and nearly frictionless operation, the system maximizes the lead surgeon’s dexterity, precision, and controllability.

The product’s design is also better aligned with the surgical habits and needs of doctors in China. Its UI design is clean and intuitive, offering a user-friendly interactive experience and smooth operational workflows that are easy to master. The power module, software architecture, and control system are all independently developed, resulting in superior system integration, higher precision, lower latency, precise操控, and realistic visual feedback, thereby enhancing stability and safety during surgical procedures.

Quality management is a critical component in the medical device industry, where even the slightest defect can cause irreversible harm to patients. Throughout the product development process, Cornerstone Robotics consistently prioritizes patient interests, adhering to high standards and rigorous requirements. To prevent medical incidents resulting from equipment malfunction, Cornerstone Robotics places particular emphasis on implementing robust safety protection mechanisms within its underlying technologies during research and development. This ensures that surgical robots perform reliably, controllably, and safely under appropriate conditions, thereby safeguarding surgical procedures.

In summary, the independent in-house development of the entire system is a core hallmark of Cornerstone Robotics’ multi-port laparoscopic surgical robot, and serves as a key foundation for its leadership in the Chinese laparoscopic surgical robot market and its competitiveness against international giants. Cornerstone Robotics’ R&D team has fully mastered and achieved independent innovation in core technologies, including mechanical architecture, electrical architecture, software architecture, complex algorithms, and visual imaging control. From individual power modules to the complete system, Cornerstone Robotics holds full independent intellectual property rights.

Currently, Cornerstone Robotics’ multi-port laparoscopic surgical robot has successfully completed multiple animal and cadaveric experiments in Hong Kong, China, and Shenzhen, with all experimental results meeting the expected objectives. Global human clinical trials are expected to commence in the near future.

Cornerstone Robotics’ multi-port laparoscopic surgical robot can be applied in urology, gynecology, general surgery, thoracic surgery, and other clinical scenarios. For patients, higher-quality products and more affordable treatment prices enable ordinary individuals to access better treatment options. For surgeons, the use of surgical robots can effectively shorten the learning curve, reduce surgical burden, improve operational efficiency, and extend professional longevity. For hospitals and other medical institutions, it helps control costs and promotes equitable access to high-quality medical resources. It is for these reasons that Cornerstone Robotics, as an outstanding representative of Hong Kong’s innovation and technology enterprises, was featured in exhibitions and appeared on CCTV during the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.

Cornerstone Robotics’ ascent to the pinnacle of medical technology does not stop here. Leveraging its core technologies, the Cornerstone Robotics team will develop a diverse range of new products and expand the indications for its surgical robots, providing physicians and patients worldwide with more comprehensive, efficient, and convenient surgical robotic solutions.

Domestic substitution has emerged as a key issue in the healthcare sector in recent years, with many companies actively engaged in this arena. These enterprises are striving to innovate in technology, products, and market strategies to reclaim market share long dominated by international giants. As a prominent representative in this field, Cornerstone Robotics has adhered to an independent R&D strategy and achieved phased results. Underpinning these achievements is the growing competitiveness of Chinese brands, which are gradually securing a favorable position in the global innovation landscape.

In the future, more companies like “Cornerstone Robotics” will emerge, strengthening China’s leading position in the global wave of technological innovation and promoting steadier, more sustainable economic development.