Is the Hugo RAS actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Medtronic. Source: https://news.medtronic.com/2025-12-03-Medtronic-announces-FDA-clearance-of-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-surgical-procedures.

Where is the Hugo RAS being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

Is the Hugo RAS safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

Who makes the Hugo RAS?

Hugo RAS is made by Medtronic, based in Dublin, Ireland. Source: https://news.medtronic.com/2025-12-03-Medtronic-announces-FDA-clearance-of-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-surgical-procedures.

Consumer model

Hugo RAS

By Medtronic · surgical

Price: —
Availability: Internal use only (not for retail).
Maturity: commercial
Real-world use: No verified deployments

Medtronic's Hugo RAS is a modular, multi-port teleoperated robotic-assisted-surgery system and the main commercial competitor to Intuitive's da Vinci. It is CE-marked in Europe (urology and gynecology, October 2021) and US FDA-cleared for urology only (December 2025: prostatectomy, nephrectomy, cystectomy); US general-surgery and gynecology indications are planned but not yet cleared. It is teleoperated with no shipped intraoperative AI. Medtronic does not disclose a Hugo installed-base count, so DEPLOY records honest absence rather than an invented number. It is enterprise B2B equipment; there is no consumer price.

Readiness

Hugo RAS is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

Availability

internal-only

Internal use only (not for retail).

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Price honesty

no-price

No price points on file for Hugo RAS.

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Capability honesty

no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for Hugo RAS.

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Real-world use

commercial

Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record

no-incidents

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

No reviewed price points on file.

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for Hugo RAS.

Safety record

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Hugo RAS.

Specs

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products: Hugo RAS (robotic-assisted surgery): modular multi-port teleoperated system; CE-marked (urology + gynecology) Oct 11 2021; US FDA-cleared for UROLOGY ONLY Dec 3 2025 (prostatectomy/nephrectomy/cystectomy). General-surgery + gynecology US indications: submissions planned, NOT yet cleared.
formFactor: surgical (modular multi-port teleoperated robotic-assisted surgery system)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for Hugo RAS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Hugo RAS actually available for purchase?: Not available to consumers. In internal use by Medtronic.Source: Medtronic: FDA clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic procedures (Dec 3 2025)
What does the Hugo RAS cost?: Not announced.
Where is the Hugo RAS being used?: No verified field deployments on record.
Is the Hugo RAS safe?: No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.
How does the Hugo RAS handle privacy?: No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Hugo RAS.
Who makes the Hugo RAS?: Hugo RAS is made by Medtronic, based in Dublin, Ireland.Source: Medtronic: FDA clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic procedures (Dec 3 2025)

Manufacturer

Medtronic (registry record: /companies/medtronic)

Compared to

Ottavaby Johnson & Johnson · surgical
da Vinci (and Ion)by Intuitive Surgical · surgical

Sources

Medtronic: FDA clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic procedures (Dec 3 2025) · https://news.medtronic.com/2025-12-03-Medtronic-announces-FDA-clearance-of-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-surgical-procedures
Medtronic Hugo RAS receives European CE mark (Oct 11 2021) · https://news.medtronic.com/2021-10-11-Medtronic-Hugo-TM-Robotic-Assisted-Surgery-System-Receives-European-CE-Mark-Approval
FDA grants Hugo RAS clearance for urologic procedures (Expand URO trial) · https://www.urologytimes.com/view/fda-grants-clearance-to-hugo-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-procedures
Medtronic's Hugo surgical robot earns FDA clearance (urology only) · https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-hugo-surgical-robot-fda-clearance/

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