# CORI vs Mako in 2026

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

| Attribute | [CORI](/consumer/models/smith-nephew-cori) | [Mako](/consumer/models/stryker-mako) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Smith+Nephew](/companies/smith-nephew) | [Stryker](/companies/stryker) |
| **Form factor** | surgical | surgical |
| **Maturity** | commercial | commercial |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | $600,000-$1,200,000 (analyst estimate) | $1,000,000-$1,500,000 (actual sale price) |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted) | 1: Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted) |
| **Brain** | — | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 1: United States | 2: United Kingdom, United States |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 11 | 15 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/smith-nephew-cori-vs-stryker-mako_

## 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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