What is the difference between CORI and Mako?

CORI and Mako are both surgical robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

Which is cheaper, CORI or Mako?

CORI has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Mako. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

Is CORI or Mako more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither CORI nor Mako has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

Which has more verified deployments, CORI or Mako?

Mako has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than CORI (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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CORI vs Mako in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

CORI has the lower recorded price.
Mako has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).

Attribute	No image on file CORI View full model page →	Mako View full model page →
Manufacturer	Smith+Nephew	Stryker
Form factor	surgical	surgical
Maturity	commercial	commercial
Autonomy	◐ not independently verified	◐ not independently verified
Availability	internal-onlyenterprise	internal-onlyenterprise
Price	$600,000-$1,200,000 (analyst estimate)	$1,000,000-$1,500,000 (actual sale price)
Capability claims	Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted, verified)	Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted, verified)
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	1United States	2United Kingdom, United States
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	11	15

Editorial summaries

CORI

Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System is a compact, surgeon-controlled handheld robotics platform for orthopedic knee surgery and the handheld, imageless archetype of the orthopedic sub-cohort. It is imageless (no pre-operative CT or MRI): the surgeon paints the joint surface intra-operatively to build a 3D bone model, then uses a handheld robotic bur whose cutting speed and exposure are robotically controlled to the surgical plan, with optical navigation. Its small footprint positions it for ambulatory surgery centers and outpatient ORs. It is AI-augmented but surgeon-controlled, not autonomous. A critical verified-vs-claimed distinction aggregators routinely blur: CORI's robotic burring is cleared for the knee only (total, partial/unicompartmental, and revision knee); its hip capability is navigation-only (RI.HIP NAVIGATION, cleared January 2022), not robotic burring. Made by Smith+Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN). As enterprise B2B surgical equipment, there is no consumer price.

Mako

Stryker's Mako (Mako SmartRobotics) is a surgeon-guided robotic arm for orthopedic joint replacement and the large-footprint, CT-based, multi-procedure archetype of DEPLOY's orthopedic surgical sub-cohort. It pairs CT-based 3D pre-operative planning with intra-operative haptic boundary control (AccuStop physically constrains the saw or burr to the planned resection zone) and real-time optical bone tracking. Critically, it is AI-augmented but surgeon-controlled, not autonomous: the surgeon holds and guides the arm and makes every cut; the robot does not move or cut on its own, the same assistive class as Intuitive's da Vinci. Cleared procedures span partial and total knee (total knee August 2015), cementless total knee, total hip and a hip-revision feature, Mako Spine (510(k) K241517, May 2024, pedicle-screw placement) and Mako Shoulder 1.0 (510(k) K242373, November 2024, reverse shoulder arthroplasty). Sold in 45-plus countries by Stryker (NYSE: SYK). Cap-flag: Stryker frames itself in SEC filings as one of four leading global competitors, not a specific market-share percentage; aggregator share figures are not verified. As enterprise B2B surgical equipment, there is no consumer price.

Common questions

What is the difference between CORI and Mako?: CORI and Mako are both surgical robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which is cheaper, CORI or Mako?: CORI has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Mako. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Is CORI or Mako more autonomous?: On the DEPLOY registry, neither CORI nor Mako has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.
Which has more verified deployments, CORI or Mako?: Mako has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than CORI (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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