# Maestro vs CORI in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Maestro](/consumer/models/moon-maestro) | [CORI](/consumer/models/smith-nephew-cori) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Moon Surgical](/companies/moon-surgical) | [Smith+Nephew](/companies/smith-nephew) |
| **Form factor** | surgical | surgical |
| **Maturity** | pilot | commercial |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | $300,000-$800,000 (analyst estimate) | $600,000-$1,200,000 (analyst estimate) |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted) | 1: Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted) |
| **Brain** | — | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 1: Jacksonville | 1: United States |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 9 | 11 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/moon-maestro-vs-smith-nephew-cori_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Maestro and CORI?

Maestro and CORI 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, Maestro or CORI?

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

### Is Maestro or CORI more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Maestro nor CORI 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, Maestro or CORI?

Maestro and CORI each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).


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