The da Vinci anchors DEPLOY's surgical category as the verified-at-scale benchmark. Every other surgical entrant (Medtronic Hugo, J&J Ottava) is measured against its transparently disclosed installed base.
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Per Intuitive's SEC filings, 11,395 da Vinci systems and 1,041 Ion systems are installed, and the fifth-generation da Vinci 5 was FDA cleared in March 2024 with force feedback.
Price
$1,800,000 to $2,500,000 or $1,500,000 to $2,500,000🟠claimed
There is no consumer price. The da Vinci is enterprise B2B equipment sold to hospitals on multi-million-dollar per-system contracts, so DEPLOY records zero price points rather than a consumer figure.
The da Vinci is sold to hospitals and surgical centers, not consumers. Per Intuitive's SEC filings, 11,395 da Vinci systems and 1,041 Ion systems are installed worldwide.
Real-world status
The da Vinci is the verified-at-scale anchor of surgical robotics, the benchmark every other entrant is measured against. The lineup spans da Vinci multi-port (X/Xi), the single-port SP, the fifth-generation da Vinci 5 (FDA cleared March 2024, with force feedback), and the Ion bronchoscopy robot (FDA 2019). It is teleoperated: a surgeon controls every motion, with shipped analytics AI. Autonomous-suturing work exists only as research demonstrations on da Vinci hardware, not as shipped product, so DEPLOY does not treat the da Vinci as an autonomous surgical robot.
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The da Vinci is teleoperated, not autonomous: a surgeon controls every motion. Autonomous-suturing work on da Vinci hardware is research demonstration, not shipped product. Do not read 'surgical robot' as 'AI surgeon'.
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There is no consumer price. The da Vinci is sold to hospitals on multi-million-dollar per-system contracts, so DEPLOY records zero price points rather than a consumer figure.
11,395 da Vinci systems and 1,041 Ion systems, per Intuitive's SEC filings🟢verified.
Can I buy a da Vinci?
Not as a consumer⊘absence. It is sold to hospitals and surgical centers on multi-million-dollar per-system contracts; there is no consumer price.
Is the da Vinci autonomous?
No, it is teleoperated🟢verified: a surgeon controls every motion. Autonomous-suturing work is research demonstration on da Vinci hardware🟠claimed, not shipped product.
What is the da Vinci 5?
The fifth-generation system, FDA cleared in March 2024🟢verified, which adds force feedback. Earlier systems are the multi-port X/Xi and single-port SP.
How does da Vinci compare to Hugo and Ottava?
Da Vinci is the verified-at-scale benchmark (11,395 installed)🟢verified; Medtronic Hugo is the commercial competitor (FDA urology-only, undisclosed count), and J&J Ottava is pre-market.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.