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Smith+Nephew is a robotics company founded 1843, based in United Kingdom, developing 1 robot primarily in the Surgical / Medical category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
Smith+Nephew has no confirmed funding round on file and has 3 cited customers but no deployment on record.
Shipped
3customers cited
named in public sources · no deployment on record
- OrthoVirginia· 2023orthovirginia.com ↗
- Houston Hip & Knee· 2023houstonhipknee.com ↗
- Center for Orthopedic Surgery· 2023scoicosi.com ↗
A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against Smith+Nephew.
In Surgical / Medical, CMR Surgical, BD Rowa and Catalia Health have deployment evidence on file.
Add a deployment →Advanced handheld robotics for precise, personalized knee replacement with Real Intelligence software and no preoperative CT scans.
Smith & Nephew develops the CORI Surgical System, a portable, surgeon-controlled handheld robotics platform for total and partial knee arthroplasty. The system uses Real Intelligence software to deliver real-time intraoperative data without preoperative CT or MRI scans. It is indicated for degenerative knee disease (e.g., osteoarthritis) and is used globally by orthopedic surgeons in hospitals and surgical centers. Key differentiators include minimal OR footprint, accuracy, reduced radiation exposure, and customization for both unicompartmental and total knee replacements.
Active products
1
RoboIndex
55.71
RoboScore 53.46 + Momentum 2.25
Company facts
- HQ
- Dublin, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1843 · 183 yrs
- Employees
- 10,000+
- Website
- smith-nephew.com
- View profile ↗
RoboScore
53.46 RoboScore + 2.25 Momentum· Adequate evidence
Products 65%, Depth 5%, Evidence 30% set the number, and every rated company has all three. Attention has no weight of its own — it is one of the two things Evidence is built from, and it can only ever add. Activity and Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Momentum is independently collected news coverage, worth at most 15 points and never a deduction — a maker we have heard nothing about keeps its full RoboScore. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
On the company boards
- #14 of 39·Surgical / Medical·best robot 54.65 + depth 0.00 + news 2.25 = total 56.90
A board total ranks makers within one category. It is built from the best robot's RoboScore, a capped credit for more ranked robots, and news. It is not this company's RoboIndex above. How boards work
Milestones
FDA granted 510K clearance for CORI Surgical System for total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Smith & Nephew launched CORI Surgical System under Real Intelligence brand.
Press coverage
- Smith+Nephew Launches CORI Surgical Robotics System
Surgical Robotics Technology · Nov 2022
- Introducing the Cori Surgical System for Knee Replacements
OrthoVirginia Blog · Mar 2023
- CORI Surgical System Houston | Knee Arthroplasty Sugar Land
Houston Hip & Knee · Apr 2023
In the news
4 events · last 90 days
+2.25momentumof 15 maxSmith+Nephew to partner with Imperial College London for robotic surgery research center
In the news
4 events · last 90 days
Why Smith+Nephew has been in the news, across 10 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Public loss record
UK product recalls reach the Office for Product Safety and Standards, which we read. Workplace incidents sit with the HSE, whose register we cannot reach.
Active products by Smith+Nephew
1 shown| # | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | CORI Surgical System | Surgical / Medical | 2025 | 54.6 |
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